Unit Secretary/Coordinator - PT, Days (DH Psych Unit)

Danbury Hospital; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Health and Dependent Care Flexible SPi

Health Savings Account

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life and AD&D insurance

Wellness Programs

Employee Assistance Program

Team Member Discounts

Job summary

Danbury Hospital in Danbury, CT, is seeking a unit clerk to provide clerical support, coordinate general unit activity, and communicate clearly with all disciplines. The role assists with patient care activities on the Psych Unit and maintains confidential patient records.

Responsibilities include answering phones, organizing charts, managing supplies, and ensuring a safe, efficient work environment. The position offers hourly pay, benefits, and opportunities within a major health system.

Qualifications

• Data entry experience is required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is required.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and performs clerical needs of the unit in a consistent manner.
• Answers phones, call bells, and interacts with visitors, patients, and staff.
• Provides input to charge nurse on unit staffing.
• Organizes and maintains patient records.
• Manages and maintains unit supplies within budget.
• Prepares and maintains charts, ensuring confidentiality.
• Provides care appropriate to the age of patients on the unit.
• Maintains working relationships with health care team and patients.
• Maintains a safe and orderly work environment.
• Follows standards of service excellence.
• Fulfills compliance responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Medical terminology

Task prioritization

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary:

Provides clerical support, coordinates general unit activity and communicates clearly with all disciplines. Assists with patient care activities and other tasks on the unit.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Assesses and performs clerical needs of the unit & unit management in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent & continuous manner.
• 2. Answers phones, call bell and interacts with visitors, patients & staff members in an efficient & courteous manner.
• 3. Provides input to charge nurse/clinical leader/manager with unit staffing process.
• 4. Organizes and maintains patient records.
• 5. Manages and maintains various unit supplies within budgetary constraints.
• 6. Prepares and maintains charts for all patients insuring confidentiality for patients & their families at all times.
• 7. Provides care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her assigned unit.
• 8. Formulates and uses effective working relationships with all health care team members & patients.
• 9. Maintains a safe and orderly work environment.
• 10. Follows WCHN standards of service excellence.
• 11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• 12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience:

HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT

Other Information:

• Required: Data entry required. Knowledge of medical terminology. Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Minimum Experience: six months
• Desired:

Working Conditions:

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Danbury Hospital

Org Unit: 91

Department: Psych Unit

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $17.00 - $28.50 Hourly

Benefits:

Available benefits include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Team Member Discounts

Available benefits for union positions may vary in accordance with applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.