Unit Secretary (Per Diem) - Acute Rehab

Hartford HealthCare; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare is seeking an administrative/clerical professional to support a clinical area at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. The role involves greeting patients, handling calls, filing, and coordinating with care teams to ensure smooth operations.

Responsibilities include chart preparation, admissions processes, and maintaining unit records. The ideal candidate has strong communication, multitasking abilities, and a background in healthcare clerical work.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• 1–2 years of secretarial/clerical experience preferred.
• PC skills and knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Ability to work under pressure and balance multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors, answer/screen/routes calls, file, distribute mail and perform general clerical duties.
• Communicate with patients, families, physicians and healthcare team about patient care per protocol.
• Type reports and documents for unit staff.
• Assist with admissions, transfers and discharges; assemble and maintain patient charts.
• Carry out unit clerical functions including timekeeping, recording, reporting and meeting minutes.
• Obtain items necessary to facilitate patient care.
• Assist with all aspects of patient throughput.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center (10427)

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees and is a 473-bed Magnet recognized community teaching hospital. It includes a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. We pride ourselves on a culture of inclusivity, service and teamwork which extends throughout the department, from Providers who staff the unit 24/7 to our Unit Secretaries and Techs, who provide invaluable services to our patients.

Job Summary

Performs administrative and clerical duties in support of an assigned clinical area.

• Greets patients and visitors, answers/screens/routes telephone calls, files, distributes mail and performs other general clerical duties.
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care according to protocol.
• Types various reports and documents for unit staff.
• Assists with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges. Assembles and maintains patient charts.
• Carries out unit specific clerical functions including but not limited to time keeping, recording, reporting and distribution meeting minutes.
• Obtains a variety of needed items necessary in order to facilitate patient care.
• Assists with all aspects of patient thru put.
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required
• Previous Healthcare or Medical Secretary Experience preferred.
• 1-2 years of previous secretarial/clerical experience required.
• PC skills and knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines and balance multiple priorities required.
• Excellent communication skills

We take great care of careers

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.