Unit Secretary R3 FT Days

Care New England Health System; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health system seeks a clerical professional for an Intensive Treatment Unit. Key responsibilities include chart management, communication across departments, and ensuring an organized workspace. Candidates should possess a high school diploma and demonstrate professionalism in a patient-focused environment. This permanent role requires full-time commitment with shifts spanning weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is mandatory.
• Professional demeanor to interact with staff, patients, and families.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to policies.

Responsibilities

• Assemble new charts and prepare requisitions.
• Answer phones, relay messages, and schedule appointments.
• Maintain an organized work area and manage unit supplies.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Professionalism

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary: The primary responsibility is to perform clerical duties on a nursing or clinical unit while maintaining confidentiality.

Foster a cooperative environment by being professional, pleasant, and helpful to staff, patients, and families.

Adhere to all hospital and departmental policies, guiding principles, rules, and regulations.

Attend orientation and complete ongoing in-service education as required.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Assembling new charts.
2. Preparing requisitions.
3. Reporting needed repairs promptly to relevant services.
4. Answering phones, relaying messages, and scheduling appointments.
5. Preparing charts for admissions, transfers, and discharges.
6. Maintaining forms in charts as needed.
7. Communicating with other departments such as PAS and Bed Board in a timely manner.
8. Ordering and restocking unit supplies.
9. Maintaining a clean and organized work area for the team.
10. Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent.

Schedule: 40/80 FT Days - Every Other Weekend

Note: Riverview 3 is an Intensive Treatment Unit.

This position is a permanent replacement due to a strike. Employment is subject to performance standards and conditions of employment at Butler Hospital.

About Care New England: A trusted health system including Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, committed to medical research and innovative healthcare services.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Ethics Statement: Employees are expected to conduct themselves according to the organization’s ethical standards, including hospital policies, mission, vision, and values.

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement: Applicants and employees who become disabled must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, determined on a case-by-case basis.