Unit Secretary

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital; Florida; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital is seeking a Unit Secretary to perform clerical and receptionist duties in a hospital unit. You will greet patients, manage charts, handle communications, and help keep the unit organized and well-supplied.

The role supports the patient care team and requires strong clerical, computer, and medical terminology skills, with a preferred high school diploma/GED.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Medical terminology knowledge preferred.
• Strong clerical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Greeting patients and visitors; manage communications.
• Maintain patient charts and documentation.
• Provide clerical support to the patient care team.
• Support patient-centered care and a safe, organized environment.
• Demonstrate strong computer and medical terminology knowledge.
• Provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Reception

Patient Chart Management

Clerical Skills

Communication Skills

Medical Terminology Knowledge

Computer Skills

Education

High school diploma/GED

Medical terminology knowledge preferred

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Unit Secretary with HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital you can be part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

Performs a variety of clerical and supportive tasks within a hospital unit, acting as a receptionist and assisting the patient care team. They are responsible for greeting patients and visitors, managing patient charts, handling communication, and maintaining the unit's organization and supplies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reception and Communication:
• Patient Chart Management:
• Clerical Support:
• Patient-Centered Care:
• Maintaining a Safe and Organized Environment:
• Clerical and Organizational Skills:
• Communication Skills:
• Customer Service Skills:
• Medical Terminology Knowledge:
• Computer Skills:

High school diploma/GED preferred

Medical terminology knowledge preferred

Benefits

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital is a 380-bed acute-care hospital. Offering a full range of services. We are home to the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast. Lawnwood Hospital provides interventional and therapeutic care, including open-heart surgery. Other hospital services include labor/delivery, pediatrics, orthopedics, oncology, nuclear medicine, adult and pediatric emergency services, and diagnostic services. We also offer inpatient, and outpatient surgical services.

Lawnwood Hospital is a designated Certified Primary Stroke Center. The Physical Rehabilitation Center is CARF accredited. We are a Level II Trauma Center. We are verified by the American College of Surgeons. We offer a freestanding ER in Vero Beach. We provide emergency treatment for adults and children. We also offer the area’s only Level III Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units. At HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital patients come first - no matter what! We invite you to work in a fast-paced environment while enjoying a vibrant, laid-back quality of life.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.