Psychiatric Unit Secretary Full Time

Cedar Creek Hospital; St. Johns (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid Time Off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Cedar Creek Hospital of Michigan is seeking a Unit Secretary to manage clerical and public relations duties on the unit. You will serve as receptionist, coordinate admissions, and support care teams with documentation and discharge processes.

In this role, you will monitor test statuses, conduct daily chart audits, and file patient records while maintaining compassionate communication with patients, families, and staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience as a psychiatric technician strongly preferred.
• Comprehensive general clerical skills required.
• Valid Michigan Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Serve as unit receptionist, answer calls, and direct visitors and professionals as needed.
• Acts as a backup to Mental Health/Behavioral Technicians, performing observation rounds and patient care as needed.
• Monitors status of laboratory and other diagnostic tests ordered.
• Conducts chart audits daily to ensure presence of necessary documentation.
• Responsible for preparing charts for admissions.
• Responsible for distributing all discharge paperwork to community providers and referring agencies.
• Responsible for filing paperwork as needed.

Skills

Psychiatric technician experience

General clerical skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

Cedar Creek Hospital of Michigan is a beautiful and state of the art 81-bed facility. Cedar Creek provides evidence-based treatment to adolescents and adults struggling with mental health issues. Cedar Creek Hospital invests in our patients by offering an integrated medicine approach that provides the latest therapies including yoga, mindfulness, aromatherapy, music therapy and nutrition. As part of our success and innovation in the field we are seeking qualified applicants for a Unit Secretary position.

Learn more about our hospital at Cedar Creek Hospital.

Description

The Unit Secretary performs and coordinates the clerical and public relations functions of the unit.This includes:

• Serving as unit receptionist, answering phone calls, directing visitors and professionals, as needed.
• Acts as a backup to Mental Health/Behavioral Technicians, making observation rounds and providing patient care, as needed.
• Monitors status of laboratory and other diagnostic tests ordered.
• Conducts chart audits daily to ensure presence of necessary documentation.
• Responsible for preparing charts for admissions.
• Responsible for distributing all discharge paperwork to community providers and referring agencies.
• Responsible for filing paperwork as needed.

Hours

This position offers full time hours, based on a schedule of 3 12 hour shifts per week, including an every other weekend rotation. 9am to 9:30pm

Benefits

Cedar Creek is happy to offer our staff access to our extensive benefits program including Medical (BCBS), Dental (Delta), Vision (VSP), 401k with a company match, Paid Time Off, Disability options, Life insurance, Pet insurance and much more.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience working as a psychiatric technician strongly preferred.

Comprehensive general clerical skills are required.

Valid Michigan Driver’s License.

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