Unit Secretary | Part-Time, 7pm-7:30am | NICU

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide clerical support in patient care areas. The role emphasizes accurate data handling, patient census maintenance, and frontline customer service to staff, patients, and visitors.

The position requires 2 years in a clerical role, proficiency with Windows applications, and the ability to pass a Basic Windows Skill Assessment within 30 days. It supports a night/shift pattern and a regular work schedule.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a clerical role.
• Must pass the Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80% or higher within 30 days of employment (in clinical areas).

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service support to internal and external customers with clear and concise communication, e.g., warm greeting protocol, directions, visitor hygiene instructions, visitations guidelines.
• Distributes and collects appropriate paperwork and forms, e.g., phone list, round sheets, care boards, surgical and medical packets, lab labels.
• Maintains patient census and patient identification information. e.g., Epic, census book, patient charts, patient labels.
• Orders and maintains appropriate inventory of unit supplies, e.g., office supplies, formula, blood bank, i-STATs.
• Orients new associates in appropriate unit secretary duties.
• Collects daily line day data.

Skills

Clerical experience

Verbal/written communication

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Children's is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals.

Work Shift Night Work Day(s) Friday, Saturday Shift Start Time 7:00 PM Shift End Time 7:30 AM Worker Sub-Type Regular

Provides clerical support to patient care area(s) to ensure delivery of effective and efficient services. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience 2 years of experience in a clerical role

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a medical setting
• Personal computer skills, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Windows-based applications
• Experience in medical terminology
• Unit Secretary (US) certification
• Education High school diploma or equivalent

Certification Summary

No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Demonstrated verbal/written communication, organizational, customer service, and interpersonal skills. Must be able to successfully pass the Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80% or higher rating within 30 days of employment (in clinical areas).

Job Responsibilities

• Provides customer service support to internal and external customers with clear and concise communication, e.g., warm greeting protocol, directions, visitor hygiene instructions, visitations guidelines.
• Distributes and collects appropriate paperwork and forms, e.g., phone list, round sheets, care boards, surgical and medical packets, lab labels.
• Maintains patient census and patient identification information. e.g., Epic, census book, patient charts, patient labels.
• Orders and maintains appropriate inventory of unit supplies, e.g., office supplies, formula, blood bank, i-STATs.
• Orients new associates in appropriate unit secretary duties.
• Collects daily line day data.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location

Address 2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Administrative Support

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children's is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children's is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children's offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children's has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country.

Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Have questions about the recruitment process? Check out What to Expect. https://careers.choa.org/lp/What%20to%20Expect/2895392d3ba166e6/?locale=en_US