Unit Secretary Emergency Department

Akron Children's; Boardman Township (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital in Boardman, OH, seeks a part-time administrative assistant to support the nursing station. The role involves clerical duties, record handling, and coordination of patient care activities in the emergency department.

The position requires a high school diploma, Heartsaver AED certification within 90 days, and strong communication skills. Hours include evenings, weekends, and holidays with some cross-coverage across facilities.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Certification: Heartsaver AED required within 90 days of employment.
• Years of experience: None required
• Years of experience supervising: None required

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating nursing station activities.
• Perform record organization and transcription of orders; complete forms and requisitions.
• Maintain charts and assemble patient information.
• Handle clerical and receptionist duties across phone and computer systems to coordinate care.
• Maintain the physical environment of the nursing station.
• Order office supplies and request IS/maintenance tickets.
• Respond to patient/family inquiries and coordinate interpreter services as needed.
• Be available for temporary assignments across Akron Children's Hospital enterprise as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Prioritization

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Healthcare experience

MS Office

Education

High School diploma

Heartsaver AED certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Part-Time (24 hours per week)

7:00pm to 7:30 am includes weekend and holiday rotation

Onsite for Boardman Emergency Department

Summary:

Under the supervision of nursing personnel, assists in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the activities occurring in the nursing station by performing clerical and receptionist duties and maintaining the physical environment of the area.

Responsibilities:

1. Performs record organization and transcription of orders by completing necessary forms and requisitions.

2. Complies, prepares, copies and maintains various records at the nursing station including assembling of charts.

3. Assists in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the activities occurring in the nursing station.

4. Performs clerical and receptionist duties using multiple phone and computer applications. This includes interacting/communicating within own department, ancillary departments within the Hospital plus outside agencies to ensure coordination of services/care

5. Maintains the physical environment of the area

6. Orders office supplies, replacement supplies for equipment, informational materials, and enters help desk tickets for IS and/or maintenance.

7. Responds to and prioritizes patient and family inquires in a professional manner. Coordinates interpreter services as needed.

8. Staff may be temporarily assigned to an area throughout Akron Children's Hospital enterprise, based on patient needs requiring similar knowledge and skill.

9. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

1. Ability to prioritize and multi-task utilizing sound judgement.
2. Must have good communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
3. Experience working with all levels within an organization is preferred.
4. Experience in healthcare is preferred. Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
5. Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

1. Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
2. Certification: Heartsaver AED required within 90 days of employment.
3. Years of experience: None required
4. Years of experience supervising: None required

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000

Status: Onsite