Unit Secretary — Weekday Admin & Patient Care

Hartford HealthCare; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare's St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport is seeking an administrative clerk to support a busy clinical area.

You will greet patients and visitors, route calls, file documents, assist with admissions/transfers/discharges, and help maintain patient charts to ensure smooth operations.

This full-time role offers a weekday schedule (Mon-Fri, 12:00–8:30pm) with comprehensive benefits and the opportunity to grow within a leading Connecticut health system.

Qualifications

• Healthcare or receptionist experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Receptionist experience

Healthcare experience

Job description

Hartford HealthCare's St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport is seeking an administrative clerk to support a busy clinical area.

You will greet patients and visitors, route calls, file documents, assist with admissions/transfers/discharges, and help maintain patient charts to ensure smooth operations.

This full-time role offers a weekday schedule (Mon-Fri, 12:00–8:30pm) with comprehensive benefits and the opportunity to grow within a leading Connecticut health system.