Unit Secretary- Post Coronary Care Unit (2A)- Part Time Day

at  RWJBarnabas Health

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Unit Secretary assists the Director of Patient Care 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:

• Day shift
• Part Time, 20 hours per week
• Rotating weekends and holidays

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. 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.

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!