Unit Secretary, Emergency Dept, 24-Hour, 7 am - 3pm, Every other weekend and Holiday

Heywood Medical Group; Glastonbury (CT); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated secretary to provide essential clerical support in a fast-paced healthcare environment. This role involves assisting clinical staff, managing patient records, and ensuring a safe and organized workspace. With a focus on teamwork and customer service, you will play a crucial role in facilitating patient care and supporting healthcare operations. Join a workplace that values its employees, offering competitive wages and great benefits, where your contributions will truly matter. If you are motivated, flexible, and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Wages

Generous Earned Time Off

Great Benefits

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Computer skills and experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical support to clinical staff and maintains unit files.
• Prioritizes tasks and maintains a clean work environment.

Skills

Computer Skills

Customer Service Orientation

Analytical Thinking

Interpersonal Effectiveness

Education

High School Graduate or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

You Matter Here!

Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits, and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!

Hours: 24-Hour, 7 am - 3 pm, Every other weekend and Holiday

The secretary will report to the Emergency Department manager. He/she will assist with phones, data collection, copying, and faxing. Other responsibilities include supply ordering and other tasks as assigned by the department manager.

Responsibilities

Organizational Expectations

The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement, motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking, and information seeking.

Essential Functions

• Provides clerical support to clinical staff (e.g., maintains unit files, organizes patient care record, prepares admission and pre-op charts, etc.).
• Under the direction of a nurse, makes all appropriate arrangements for outside services, transfers, and ambulance services in a timely manner.
• Appropriately prioritizes tasks adjusting to changing workload as necessary (e.g., seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, recognizes emergency situations, etc.).
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
• Performs thorough, timely, and accurate transcription of physicians’ orders (including entering into Meditech OE module where utilized).
• Performs support functions to manager/director such as payroll, copying, typing, etc.
• Participates in the learning for colleagues and self (e.g., assists with orientation of new staff in-services, educational programs, etc.).
• Completes demographics on the charge card so that supplies are restocked.
• Inventories, orders, and stocks all supplies to ensure rooms are ready for patient care treatment.

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• High school graduate or equivalent required.

Required Skills

• Computer skills preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Experience with medical terminology preferred.