Unit Secretary

Advocate Aurora Health; Kings Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Adoption assistance

Parental leave

Retirement match

Educational assistance

Job summary

Advocate Aurora Health in Kings Mountain, NC, is seeking a full-time unit clerk for the Nursing Psychiatric department. The role supports nursing staff by handling calls, processing records, and managing data entries in patient charts.

Responsibilities include transmitting messages, organizing discharge documentation, handling medical records, and ensuring accurate data entry into hospital systems. Eligible for comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Data entry experience and/or health care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive and forward incoming telephone calls, convey messages, and respond to information requests.
• Ensure disposition of laboratory and diagnostic reports.
• Assemble discharge charts and file materials in patient records.
• Order and monitor unit supplies.
• Assist RN with transcription of physician orders.
• Assist with obtaining medical records.
• Enter and ensure accuracy of data into computer.

Skills

Telephone handling

Data entry

Communication

Health care exposure

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Department:

36621 Atrium Health Kings Mountain - Nursing Psychiatric

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday-Thursday 830a-600p

Pay Range:

$18.85 - $28.30

Essential Functions

• Receives and forwards incoming telephone calls, conveys messages, and responds to requests for information.
• Ensures the appropriate disposition of laboratory and diagnostic reports.
• Assembles charts of discharged patients according to format and files all materials in patient records.
• Orders and monitors unit supplies.
• Assists the registered nurse with transcription of physician's orders.
• Assists with obtaining medical records.
• Enters and ensures accuracy of data into computer.

Physical Requirements

Responsible to work in a safe manner. Work requires walking, standing, lifting, reaching, handling of charts, supplies, and equipment.

Education, Experience and Certifications

High School Diploma or GED required. Data entry experience and/or experience in health care preferred.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.