Unit Secretary - NICU - Full Time Evenings

Holy Name Medical Center; Teaneck Township (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Unit Secretary for its NICU department. The role focuses on supporting nursing staff through administrative tasks, enhancing patient experiences, and requires strong customer service skills. Candidates should possess a High School Diploma and ideally have some healthcare experience. This is a full-time evening position within a mission-driven environment where every team member contributes to patient care excellence.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; one year of continued education preferred.
• 1-3 years experience preferred, especially in healthcare settings.
• Medium proficiency in medical terminology and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff with clerical tasks and patient orientation.
• Manage patient records and ensure proper chart sequence.
• Handle patient requests and coordinate transport as needed.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Familiarity with Medical Terminology

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

One year of continued education

Tools

Office Equipment

Job description

Unit Secretary - NICU - Full Time Evenings

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Description

Unit Secretary

Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.

Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through graduate medical education, a Pharmacy Residency Program, and our Institute for Simulation Learning. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.

A Brief Overview

Assists the nursing staff by performing clerical duties relative to the functioning of the Nursing Unit. Regularly interacts with patients and families to enhance the overall patient experience by responding to requests and alerting appropriate staff. Must possess strong customer service skills and a positive attitude.

What You Will Do

• Assists the Nurse Manager/Clinical Coordinator and/or Charge Nurse in the effective and efficient functioning of the nursing unit including coordination of information, unit organization and communication with other departments and physicians
• Checks Unit Inventories, storeroom, and other supplies and places orders as indicated by the Nurse Manager
• Welcome all newly admitted patients and orient them to their room and patient engagement system
• Assembles and prepares for admissions/transfers/discharges
• Ensures charts are completed; content is in proper sequence and placed in appropriate areas for Health Information Services pick-up upon patient discharge or when chart is thinned
• Assists patients with non clinical requests
• Answers telephone; takes and relays messages; provides information as appropriate
• Responds to the patient call bell system and immediately refers to RN or PCT. Follow up as necessary.
• Coordinates patient transport to and from special tests, procedures, and discharges
• Performs all other duties as assigned
  
  

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent Required and
• One year of continued education Preferred
  
  

Experience Qualifications

• 1-3 years Prefer one to two years of experience Preferred
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Familiarity with medical terminology and office equipment (Medium proficiency)
• Computer-literate (Medium proficiency)
  
  

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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