Nursing Unit Secretary Evenings

Saint Peter’s Health Care System; New Brunswick, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition assistance

401(k) match

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Saint Peter’s Health Care System is seeking an Evening Nursing Unit Secretary to support a pediatric unit. The role focuses on centralizing communications, coordinating clerical tasks, and ensuring smooth workflow at the nurse's station.

The position requires reading and transcribing physician orders, strong medical terminology knowledge, and excellent communication skills to interact with healthcare team members, patients, and visitors.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and transcribe physician orders.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with staff, patients and visitors.
• Solid communication and phone skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central focus of communication for the patient-care unit.
• Coordinate clerical functions (charting, admissions, discharges).
• Maintain organization within the nurse's station for orderly workflow.
• Receive, sort, and organize interdepartmental communications.
• Schedule and coordinate patient appointments with other departments as directed.

Skills

Medical terminology

Computer skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Read and transcribe physician orders

Job description

Nursing Unit Secretary Evenings

Pediatrics

The Nursing Unit Secretary Evenings will:

• Serve as the central focus of communication for the Patient-Care Unit
• Coordinate the clerical functions of the Unit- assisting with charting, admissions and discharges, etc
• Maintain organization within Nurse's station to promote an orderly workflow
• Receive, sort, and organize all interdepartmental communications
• Schedule and coordinate special patient appointments with other departments as directed by Health Care Team Members within an appropriate amount of time
• Answer call bells and assisting as appropriateAnswer a high volume of phone calls
• Welcome and assist all visitors to the unit

Requirements

• Work requires the ability to read and transcribe Physician orders.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and computer skills essential.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively and courteously with a diverse group of Hospital personnel, patients and visitors.
• Good communication/phone skills required.

Salary Range:17.30 - 23.36 USD

We offer competitive base rates that are determined by many factors, including job-related work experience, internal equity, and industry-specific market data. In addition to base salary, some positions may be eligible for clinical certification pay and shift differentials.

The salary range listed for exempt positions reflects full-time compensation and will be prorated based on employment status.

Saint Peter's offers a robust benefits program to eligible employees that will support you and your family in working toward achieving and maintaining secure, healthy lives now and into the future. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; savings accounts, voluntary benefits, wellness programs and discounts, paid life insurance, generous 401(k) match, adoption assistance, back-up daycare, free onsite parking, and recognition rewards.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• savings accounts
• voluntary benefits
• wellness programs and discounts
• paid life insurance
• generous 401(k) match
• adoption assistance
• back-up daycare
• free onsite parking
• recognition rewards

You can take your career to the next level by participating in either a fully paid tuition program or our generous tuition assistance program. Learn more about our benefits by visiting our site at Saint Peter's.