Unit Secretary - Emergency Care Center

CHRISTUS Health; Alice (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Texas seeks an administrative assistant to support nursing units, greet visitors, relay messages, and coordinate care with staff and other providers. This role handles phones, mail, paperwork, and patient records, ensuring smooth daily operations.

The candidate will schedule tests and consultations, process admissions/discharges, file reports, and help with admissions, transfers, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Minimum of 1 year of related experience.

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.

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.

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

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma

Experience

• A minimum of 1 year of related experience.

Work Schedule

11AM - 11PM

Work Type

Full Time