Unit Associate

St.-Joseph; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, NJ, seeks a unit secretary to support a patient care unit.

You will help maximize unit efficiency by routing information between medical and nursing staff, and act as a liaison with ancillary departments while using the ADT system for orders, admissions, transfers and discharges. Full-time daytime role in a respected health system.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of relevant experience preferred
• Ability to gather and interpret data in non-complex situations
• Ability to exchange information on factual matters

Responsibilities

• Facilitate flow of information between medical and nursing staff to maximize unit efficiency.
• Acts as a resource person between ancillary departments and patient care unit.
• Utilizes the hospital wide computer system for order entry, admission, transfer and discharge functions (ADT).

Skills

Data gathering

Interpreting data

Communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsible for performing clerical functions for a patient care unit facilitating the flow of information between medical and nursing staff to maximize unit efficiency. Acts as a resource person between ancillary departments and patient care unit. Utilizes the hospital wide computer system for order entry, admission, transfer and discharge functions (ADT).

Qualifications

Work requires a High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years of relevant experience preferred. Work requires the ability to gather and interpret data in situation where the information or problems are not overly difficult or complex. Work requires the ability to exchange information on factual matters.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

Job Info

• Job Identification 20261517
• Job Category Nursing
• Posting Date 09/10/2026, 01:17 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations St. Joseph's University Medical Center (On-site)