Per Diem Unit Secretary - Patient Care Coordinator

Hartford HealthCare; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare’s St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport is seeking a per diem Administrative Clerk to support an assigned clinical area.

You will greet patients, screen calls, file and distribute mail, and assist with admissions, transfers and discharges, ensuring chart accuracy and timely information flow. Ideal candidates have healthcare or receptionist experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to balance busy workloads.

Qualifications

• Healthcare or receptionist experience preferred.
• Greet patients and families, answer calls, file and distribute mail.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and visitors, answers/screens/routes telephone calls, files, distributes mail and performs other general clerical duties.
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care according to protocol.
• Types various reports and documents for unit staff.
• Assists with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges; assembles and maintains patient charts.
• Maintains timekeeping, records and distribution meeting minutes and obtains needed items for patient care.

Skills

Receptionist experience

Healthcare experience

Communication skills

Telephone etiquette

Job description

Hartford HealthCare’s St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport is seeking a per diem Administrative Clerk to support an assigned clinical area.

You will greet patients, screen calls, file and distribute mail, and assist with admissions, transfers and discharges, ensuring chart accuracy and timely information flow. Ideal candidates have healthcare or receptionist experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to balance busy workloads.