Unit Secretary, Per Diem

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Miami is seeking a Unit Secretary - PRN (U) to support a busy unit by maintaining patient records and handling administrative tasks in accordance with policies and regulations.

The role requires strong organization, data entry accuracy, and excellent communication to greet visitors, answer calls, route messages, and keep leadership informed on unit issues. This is a part-time, temporary-intermittent position.

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication and organizational abilities.
• Ability to perform data entry with accuracy and speed.
• Excellent customer service and phone etiquette.

Responsibilities

• Answers telephone calls and routes or takes messages.
• Greets visitors and medical staff and provides directions.
• Maintains clean, safe, and functional work area.
• Maintains unit inventory and orders supplies.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Data entry

Phone etiquette

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS certification

Job description

The Unit Secretary - PRN (U) provides support to an assigned unit by maintaining and updating patients’ records and performing administrative activities in compliance with all regulations.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Answers telephone calls and routes or takes messages appropriately.
• Greets visitors and medical staff to include providing directions when needed.
• Preserves a clean, safe, and functional work area in the assigned unit.
• Maintains unit inventory and orders supplies when appropriate.
• Maintains equipment in good working order at all times.
• Prepares reports and enters data and information into applicable systems.
• Keeps leadership and managing staff informed on unit issues.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this job classification. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job. This a job profile description and not all duties may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Job Status: Part time Employee Type: Temporary-Intermittent

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.