Unit Secretary — EMR & Patient-Experience Support

Lifepoint Health; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health plans

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Professional development

Job summary

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, part of Lifepoint Health, is hiring a Unit Secretary to support nursing units with frontline administrative tasks, EMR management, and patient-and-family communication. You will greet visitors, handle phones, process orders, and coordinate with physicians and staff to ensure a smooth, patient-focused operation.

Schedule: full-time with variable hours; no weekends, no holidays, and no travel.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; two years of college-level education preferred.
• Prior hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist visitors; provide directions and answer routine questions.
• Initiate the medical record at admission; maintain documentation; close at discharge in EMR.
• Initiate and follow up on physicians' orders as directed by unit procedures.
• Serve as unit receptionist: manage incoming/outgoing calls and provide visitor information.
• Facilitate communication with unit personnel, physicians, ancillary departments, patients, and families to exchange information.
• Provide non-clinical patient support (e.g., respond to call lights, assist with non-care items, accompany patients to appointments).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Privacy & confidentiality

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma

Two years college

Tools

EMR (Electronic Medical Records)

Job description

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, part of Lifepoint Health, is hiring a Unit Secretary to support nursing units with frontline administrative tasks, EMR management, and patient-and-family communication. You will greet visitors, handle phones, process orders, and coordinate with physicians and staff to ensure a smooth, patient-focused operation.

Schedule: full-time with variable hours; no weekends, no holidays, and no travel.