Unit Secretary

Select Specialty Hospital; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, TN seeks an Unit Secretary for night shift. The role supports patient care units with transcription of orders, filing reports, and coordinating transportation and follow-up tests.

Strong clerical skills and familiarity with medical terminology are essential. Responsibilities include answering calls, communicating with the Charge Nurse, handling paperwork, and ensuring timely charting and order transcription.

Qualifications

• Experience with medical files and terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical services to patient care units, transcribing orders and filing reports.
• Answer telephones and route messages, coordinating with Charge Nurse/House Supervisor.
• Arrange transportation and follow-up tests, manage paperwork, and verify physician privileges.

Skills

Clerical duties

Medical terminology

Telephone communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Medical records software

Job description

Position: Unit Secretary

Location: Nashville, TN

Schedule: Full Time, Nights

Selective Specialty Hospital - Nashville 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.