Unit Secretary

Job Title: Unit Secretary

Location: Community Medical Center

Department Name: Geriatric Unit

Req #: 0000258021

Status: Hourly

Shift: Evening

Pay Range: $17.62 - $19.57 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Unit Secretary, Geriatric Unit, assists the Director and the staff nurses by performing diversified secretarial duties. These duties include but are not limited to: filing, document storage and retrieval, reception, typing, routine record keeping, maintain supplies and equipment, maintaining monthly statistics.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred:

• Computer Skills (ie: Word, Excel, Windows)
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Previous unit secretary or medical office experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Scheduling Requirements:

• Evening shifts
• Part Time

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with patients and families to help facilitate high quality patient care
• Communicates and collaborates with hospital staff, physicians, and medical offices to develop and maintain procedural schedules
• Answers phones promptly and relays information to appropriate person
• Assembles and disassembles designated charts appropriately
• Identifies and reports potential and actual patient safety issues
• Keeps medical record complete and in order
• Maintains unit supplies at appropriate par levels
• Maintains communication with the Bed Controller and cooperates with room assignments
• Performs required clerical work relating to the admission, transfer and discharge
• Reviews charts for needed forms. Charts TPR, B/P for their shift on graphic reports records. Attaches all diagnostic reports to chart.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team.  We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time.  As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health. 

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer