Unit Secretary in East Orange, New Jersey at CareWell Health

ob Summary

The unit secretary as a department receptionist, prepares minutes, enters daily charges, organizes chart room and communications/disseminates information to appropriate personnel. Secretary is also responsible for pulling and filing records for all clinicians and physicians. She also covers all departmental reception areas, makes copies, and completes administrative tasks

Essential Functions

• Act as a receptionist and provide information as necessary utilizing proper telephone etiquette.
• Communicate all pertinent information to appropriate personnel.
• Transcribe physician’s orders including initials and signature
• Maintain patient medical record from admission through discharge and assists with procurement or disposition of medical record
• Maintains patient admission and discharge log
• Practices Universal Standard Precautions
• Demonstrated knowledge of and practices department safety procedures, including safe handling of equipment and hazardous substances.
• Assists with the orientation of new personnel
• Collects faxed reports and gives to RN or Case Manager as appropriate
• Assist with collection and collation of department statistics
• Communicates to charge nurse/primary nurse when leaving floor.
• Understands role during emergency codes

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.

Minimum Education/Certifications
High School Diploma or equivalent and a certificate or degree in health unit secretary studies or a related field are required to be a unit secretary.

Minimum Work Experience
Two years of experience in a related field in the last 3-5 years preferred (medical secretary & receptionist duties).

CareWell Health provides a salary/hourly rate range for all open positions to comply with New Jersey Law. The rates listed for each position is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The salary range does not include bonuses/incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation which can be discussed in detail with your talent acquisition specialist.

The salary/hourly rate range for this position is:

Salary ranges shown on third-party job sites may not accurately reflect ranges provided by CareWell Health. Candidates should discuss salary/hourly compensation and details of our comprehensive benefits with our talent acquisition specialist if selected for an interview.

We offer an excellent benefit package including but not limited to the following benefit offerings:

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Basic Life and Disability Insurance
Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program
401(k)
Paid Holidays and a generous Paid Time Off Plan