Unit Secretary - Days

DVS V3; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement matching

Education assistance

Student loans assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible schedules

Remote/hybrid opportunities

Job summary

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a dedicated Unit Secretary for the Psychiatry Observation team. The role is full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA.

The hospital emphasizes safety, quality and patient experience, offering robust benefits, including health coverage, retirement matching, education and student loan assistance, mental health support, and flexible work options. Experience with psychiatric patients is valued.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required if also works as a Clinical Technician.
• Experience interacting with psych patients is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of clerical activities to support department operations; copies and faxes records and information as needed.
• Maintains and updates physician and lab databases; manages clerical supplies and medical supplies based on par levels.
• Attends staff and committee meetings and records minutes as requested; prepares unit charges as needed.
• Protects patient information; creates, maintains, and terminates patient charts per Medical Records guidelines; ensures chart integrity.
• Files test results, lab reports and treatments in charts; updates discharge times in GECE/IDX and moves them to EDDIS.
• Answers call bells and communicates patient needs to staff; triages and escalates issues as needed.
• Coordinates patient movement, admissions and transfers; schedules diagnostic tests and labs.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a dedicated Unit Secretary to join the Psychiatry Observation team. This role will be full-time Monday – Friday, Day shifts 8:00am – 4:30pm.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.

Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Unit Secretary Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of clerical activities and unit specific work to support efficient department operations; Copies and faxes records and other information as needed.
• Maintains and updates physician and lab databases; Maintains forms and clerical supplies and ensures maintenance of medical supplies based on par levels.
• Attend staff and committee meetings and records minutes as requested; Prepares unit charges as appropriate for specific unit needs.
• Provides support to ensure effective maintenance of confidential patient information; Creates, maintains, and terminates patient charts in compliance with Medical Records guidelines; Ensures the integrity of the medical record, including patient identification on all chart forms.
• Obtains and files test results, lab reports and treatment in charts; Update patient charts in GECE/IDX with the time of discharge and moves them to EDDIS in a timely manner; Runs and distributes EPIC reports as requested by leader.
• Assists in answering call bells and communicating specific patient needs to staff; Triages and escalates patient issues to next care provider if time exceeds 5 minutes or sooner as appropriate.
• Facilitates the movement of patients into and out of unit and keeps the Charge nurse informed of patients to be admitted or transferred; Coordinates with nurses, patient transport and admission personnel regarding admissions and transfers; Schedules diagnostic tests and lab work as prescribed by nursing and medical staff.
• Greets patients, families and visitors as they enter the unit. Provides non-clinical information (e.g. directions to a department, location of a patient's room, identification of assigned nurse) to patients, family members, visitors, staff, and physicians; Monitors patient and visitor movements at the nursing station and provide information to facilitate prompt patient care; Ensures that the desk always remains covered.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

High School or GED.

Certification:

Basic Life Support (BLS) if also works as a Clinical Technician.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience:

Experience interacting with psych patients.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 691627
• Job Category Administrative Services
• Locations Inova Fairfax Hospital
• Degree Level High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED/HSE)