Unit Clerical Assistant - Lactation

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is seeking a Unit Clerical Assistant for the Lactation Department to perform receptionist and clerical duties in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will greet visitors, answer calls, relay messages, and help families obtain information while representing the hospital with professional customer service.

This role requires at least a high school diploma and about 1 year of secretarial/administrative experience in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Required H.S. Diploma or equivalent
• 1 year experience as secretarial/administrative coordinator in hospital/doctor's office

Responsibilities

• Greets and assists visitors, provides information and relays messages to health team members.
• Receives calls, directs inquiries, and notifies clinicians of patient needs promptly.
• Maintains waiting area order and monitors visitor compliance with hospital guidelines.
• Performs receptionist and clerical duties and coordinates unit communication systems.
• Keeps accurate records in the visitation log and supports family information needs.
• Reports problems to supervisor or security and maintains professional appearance at all times.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Receptionist duties

Clerical skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

We're searching for a Unit Clerical Assistant for the Lactation Department , someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position you will perform receptionist and clerical responsibilities for the assigned unit. To represent the Hospital, utilizing effective customer service skills. To ensure that hospital visitation guidelines are followed, and that the waiting area is used appropriately, and to assist the families of patients in obtaining needed information.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrates effective communication/customer service.
• Serves as a receptionist to all visitors, provides appropriate information upon request, and accurately takes and delivers family messages, locates families at request of health team members.
• Positively interacts with other members of the health care team to meet the patient and family's needs.
• Promptly and courteously answers patient calls and notifies the appropriate clinician of the patient's need.
• Greets all visitors courteously with respect to social, cultural, and ethnic needs.
• Acts as a resource to families/visitors by providing information about hospital services and city information (as appropriate).
• Works with the housekeeper/USA and assigned volunteers, to maintain visitors' areas on a continuous basis, as measured by direct observation.
• Ensures the proper utilization of the waiting area/rest area, explaining and enforcing hospital visitation guidelines. Keeps accurate records in the patient visitation log (if appropriate) to monitor visitors in the area.
• Reports quickly to appropriate supervisor or security of any problems.
• Provides proactive customer service functions to employees and visitors to the hospital. Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor at all times.
• Performs clerical duties.
• Coordinates area communication system/procedures.
• Greets all persons entering and exiting the unit and provides identification stickers to visitors.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements

• Required H.S. Diploma or equivalent
• 1 year experience as secretarial/administrative coordinator in hospital/doctor's office