Unit Secretary - Acute Orthopedics

CHRISTUS Health; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Santa Fe, NM seeks an administrative assistant to support one or more nursing units. You will greet visitors, relay messages and coordinate communications between care teams and external providers.

Responsibilities include answering phones, filing, maintaining patient records, scheduling tests and transports, and ensuring compliance with regulations. High school diploma and 1 year of related experience required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (required).
• Minimum 1 year of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Greets visitors and directs them to appropriate staff.
• Relays information between patients, caregivers, and healthcare staff.
• Answers phones, distributes mail, prepares and files paperwork, and orders supplies.
• Maintains and updates patient records; prepares admission & discharge paperwork.
• Files test and lab reports in medical records.
• Coordinates patient services by scheduling tests, treatments, and consultations; arranges transfers.
• Performs administrative activities in compliance with regulations.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Summary:

• Provides administrative and secretarial support to one or more nursing units and serves as a point of contact for staff, patients, caregivers, and other healthcare organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Greeting and directing visitors, relaying information and messages to patients and medical staff, and facilitating communication between the care unit and other healthcare providers.
• Answering telephones, distributing mail, preparing and filing paperwork, and ordering and storing supplies.
• Maintaining and updating patient records; preparing admission and discharge paperwork
• Filing test and lab reports within medical records.
• Coordinating patient services by scheduling tests, treatments, and consultations for patients and arranging for patient transfers.
• Performs administrative activities in compliance with all regulations.

Requirements:

A. Education/Skills

• High School Diploma

B. Experience

• A minimum of 1 year of related experience.

Work Schedule:

7AM - 7PM

Work Type:

Full Time