Unit Secretary Surgical Unit

Akron Children’s Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Full Time Receptionist/Administrative support for the 6 Surgical nursing area. The role supports nursing staff by handling clerical tasks, charting, order transcription, and coordinating services to ensure smooth patient care.

Responsibilities include managing charts, organizing records, responding to patient inquiries, and maintaining a professional environment. Onsite work with weekend/holiday rotation, AED certified within 90 days, no prior experience

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Heartsaver AED certification required within 90 days of employment.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, organizing and evaluating nursing station activities.
• Perform clerical and receptionist duties using multiple phone and computer applications.
• Maintain the physical environment of the nursing area.
• Prepare and maintain charts and orders, and process requisitions.
• Coordinate interpreter services as needed and respond to inquiries from patients and families.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Heartsaver AED

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Full Time (36 hours per week)

7:00pm to 7:30am with weekend and holiday rotation

Onsite for 6 Surgical

Summary:

Under the supervision of nursing personnel, assists in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the activities occurring in the nursing station by performing clerical and receptionist duties and maintaining the physical environment of the area.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Performs record organization and transcription of orders by completing necessary forms and requisitions.
• 2. Complies, prepares, copies and maintains various records at the nursing station including assembling of charts.
• 3. Assists in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the activities occurring in the nursing station.
• 4. Performs clerical and receptionist duties using multiple phone and computer applications. This includes interacting/communicating within own department, ancillary departments within the Hospital plus outside agencies to ensure coordination of services/care
• 5. Maintains the physical environment of the area
• 6. Orders office supplies, replacement supplies for equipment, informational materials, and enters help desk tickets for IS and/or maintenance.
• 7. Responds to and prioritizes patient and family inquires in a professional manner. Coordinates interpreter services as needed.
• 8. Staff may be temporarily assigned to an area throughout Akron Children's Hospital enterprise, based on patient needs requiring similar knowledge and skill.
• 9. Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

1. Ability to prioritize and multi-task utilizing sound judgement.
2. Must have good communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
3. Experience working with all levels within an organization is preferred.
4. Experience in healthcare is preferred. Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
5. Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

1. Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
2. Certification: Heartsaver AED required within 90 days of employment.
3. Years of experience: None required
4. Years of experience supervising: None required

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite