Unit Secretary- Part-time Evenings

Unit Secretary

At Merrimack Health, we are committed to pay transparency and equity. The base salary range is $17.07 $25.36 excluding fringe benefits and potential bonuses. Your final base salary will be determined based on your education, experience, licensure, and internal equity considerations. Offers are typically made below the top of the range to support future salary growth.

Position Summary: Unit Secretary, Part-time 20 Hours per Week, Evenings 3 pm to 8 pm. Methuen campus

Responsible for performing a variety of administrative, computer, and supply management tasks to ensure efficient unit operations. Serves as a key point of contact for written and verbal communication between unit staff, physicians, ancillary services, patients, visitors, and families, ensuring timely and accurate information flow.

Responsibilities:

• Answers unit telephone calls promptly and courteously; accurately relay messages to the appropriate individuals in a timely manner.
• Coordinates schedule of procedures and diagnostic tests; obtains and files results in patient charts in accordance with established protocols.
• Facilitates physician consultations as required.
• Prepares patient charts for admission and organizes charts for discharge, ensuring documentation complies with Health Information System standards.
• Assists with patient transport arrangements and assigns rooms for cleaning as needed.
• Delivers specimens to the laboratory in a timely and secure manner.
• Procures necessary supplies from internal departments such as Materials Management.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and secure environment to support efficient and safe operation of the nursing unit.
• Collaborates as an active and engaged member of the healthcare team to promote quality patient care.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work assignments that may be inherent in the job.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: High School graduate or equivalent.
• Experience: Previous two years' experience as a unit technician or related duties preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: BLS required.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of health care terminology
• Strong computer skills and ability to learn multiple health care-related computer systems

Merrimack Health is a private, nonprofit community hospital providing the Merrimack Valley & southern New Hampshire regions with patient-centered, compassionate, and high-quality healthcare for the whole family. For over 140 years, the dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff of Merrimack Health have been committed to improving the health of the people and communities we servecompetitive pay, a robust benefit package, generous paid time off, and free parking.