Unit Secretary - Emergency Dept 24 hours, Days

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

This position performs a variety of computer, clerical, and supply functions that support patient flow and the operation of the patient care unit.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Greets and directs patients, families, visitors, and hospital personnel. Provides basic information on policies and procedures or direct requests to appropriate persons. Coordinates the flow of information to and from all areas within the department.

2. Answers internal and external phone calls promptly and prioritizes urgent patient information. Contacts physicians or unit staff members as appropriate.

3. Assists in maintaining the order, organization and currency of logs and records and patient charts. Helps ensure an efficient sharing of information within the unit.

4. Processes information needed for a variety of patient services and treatment areas such as, but not limited to, radiology, the laboratory, dietary, housekeeping. 5. Enters and tracks data into the computer system pertaining to admissions, training, and discharges

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required: 1. Equivalent to high school plus additional specialized training. 2. Knowledge of a variety of office procedures, operation of office equipment such as computer.

Experience/Skills:

Required: 1. Ability to handle multiple priorities and effective communication. 2. 3 to 12 months experience.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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