Unit Assistant

Beacon Health System; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Beacon Health System is seeking an administrative/clerical support role for an assigned clinical area in Kalamazoo. The position is part-time (24 hours per week) with evening shifts (0700-1930 and 1900-0730) and weekend/holiday rotation per unit needs.

Responsibilities include greeting patients, scheduling appointments, handling calls, and coordinating clerical tasks. Qualifications require a High School diploma equivalency or 1 year of relevant experience, with licensure/certification usable in

Qualifications

• High School diploma equivalency or 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients, visitors, and new admissions. Answers general inquiries and schedules patients for appointments. Answers, screens, and routes telephone calls.
• Performs general clerical duties including filing, email correspondence, and mail distribution. Creates various reports and documents as assigned.
• Helps patients/residents with basic technology and social media.
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care.
• Performs unit safety checks. Assists with meeting patient needs and escalates as appropriate.
• May assist with meals, pass and collect trays, pass out activities, and transport patients/residents through facility. May assist with stocking supplies and keeping unit and patient rooms clean and orderly.
• May maintain staff schedules and timekeeping as assigned.

Education

High School diploma equivalency

1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience

Job description

Part time. 24 hrs/week. Evening shift. 0700-1930 and 1900-0730. Weekends and holidays per unit rotation.

Performs administrative and clerical duties in support of an assigned clinical area.

• Greets patients, visitors, and new admissions. Answers general inquiries and schedules patients for appointments. Answers, screens, and routes telephone calls.
• Performs general clerical duties including filing, email correspondence, and mail distribution. Creates
• various reports and documents as assigned. Helps patients/residents with basic technology and social media.
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care.
• Performs unit safety checks. Assists with meeting patient needs and escalates as appropriate.
• May assist with meals, pass and collect trays, pass out activities, and transport patients/residents through facility. May assist with stocking supplies and keeping unit and patient rooms clean and orderly.
• May maintain staff schedules and timekeeping as assigned.

Education

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.