Unit Secretary

Select Specialty Hospital San Antonio Inc.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital San Antonio Inc. in Detroit, MI is seeking a Unit Secretary to support patient care units with clerical tasks and orders transcription.

The position offers full-time hours, three 12-hour shifts per week, and an hourly compensation range based on experience. Responsibilities include telephone messaging, coordination with the Charge Nurse, timely paperwork, and arranging patient transport for tests not offered on-site.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with medical files and terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical support to patient care units with independent judgment.
• Transcribe orders accurately and file reports; arrange transportation and follow-up tests.
• Answer phones and deliver messages, verbally or by phone.
• Maintain communication with the Charge Nurse/House Supervisor.
• Handle paperwork in a timely manner; order supplies as needed.
• Verify physician privileges prior to transcribing orders.
• Transcribe and flag orders from charts.
• Arrange transport for tests not offered in the hospital.

Skills

Clerical skills

Order transcription

Telephone handling

Communication with nursing staff

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Location: Detroit, Michigan 48236

Schedule: Full Time - Three 12 hour shifts per week

Compensation: $18.00 to $24.24 per hour based on experience

Position: Unit Secretary

Location: Detroit, Michigan 48236

Schedule: Full Time - Three 12 hour shifts per week

Compensation: $18.00 to $24.24 per hour based on experience

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and every team member plays a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care every step of the way.

Why Join Us

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive insurance coverage, health, dental vision, life insurance. Generous PTO and 401(K) with company match.
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
• Use independent judgment to provide clerical services to the patient care units, including correct transcription of orders, filing of all reports and arranging for transportation and follow-up/outside tests.
• Answering the telephone, taking and delivering messages by phone or verbally.
• Maintaining close communication with the Charge Nurse/House Supervisor.
• Handling all necessary paperwork in a timely manner.
• Ordering supplies, as needed, from Materials Management.
• Verifying physician privileges prior to transcribing orders.
• Appropriately transcribing and flagging orders from charts.
• Arranging for transport of patients for tests that are not offered in the hospital.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with medical files and terminology.