Unit Secretary, Watkins 2, 16-Hours, Days, 7:00am - 3:30pm, Every other weekend, Every other holiday

• Provides clerical support to clinical staff (e.g. maintains unit files, organizes patient care record, prepares admission and pre-op charts, etc).
• Under direction of nurse, makes all appropriate arrangements for outside services, transfers, and ambulance services in a timely manner.
• Appropriately prioritizes tasks adjusting to changing workload as necessary (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, recognizes emergency situations, etc.).
• Maintains clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
• Performs thorough, timely, and accurate transcription of physicians’ orders (including entering into Meditech OE module where utilized).
• Performs support functions to manager/director such as copying, typing, etc.
• Participates in the learning for colleagues and self (e.g. assist with orientation of new staff in-services, educational programs, etc.).
• Promptly answers the phone in a respectful manner identifying self and department and communicates clearly in a pleasant voice.
• Accurately maintains logs (i.e. daily census, discharge tracking log, etc.)
• Coordinates patient testing by calling ancillary departments upon request.
• Creates, copies and distributes mail and materials necessary for projects and daily activities.
• Facilitates communication between the nursing unit and other departments so that everyone involved has current and accurate information as to patient's care.
• Facilitates transfers and admissions through retrieving and copying medical records and sending and receiving faxes so that, documents arrive before or at the same time as patients
• Maintains patient refrigerator temperature log daily.

• High school graduate or equivalent required.

• Experience in Healthcare setting preferred. 
• Experience with medical terminology preferred.

• Computer skills preferred.

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.