Unit Secretary - 16 Hrs/wk, Weekends, Adolescent Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance – Somerville, Massachusetts

Location: CHA Somerville Campus
Work Days: Weekends, 8 hour shifts
Category: Clerical and Administrative Support
Department: 5 West Adolescent Psych Nursing
Job Type: Part-time
Work Shift: Day
Hours/Week: 16.00
Union Name: SH Laborers 381

Cambridge Health Alliance(CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing essential services to all members of the community. With almost 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s Metro North region, CHA is a local provider of choice for primary care, specialty care, emergency services, hospital care, maternity care and behavioral health.

CHA has a newly renovated inpatient center for youth with acute behavioral health needs. Located in Somerville, the beautiful new facility offers care for children and adolescents with neuro-developmental disorders. The new Center for Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Somerville will provide a transformative continuum of patient and family-centered care for diverse youth with mental health needs.

Job Summary

The Unit Secretary performs a wide variety of administrative/clerical and non-patient care duties. Maintains the medical record and department whiteboard, answers the telephone, schedules appointments and displays professional behavior and attitude to all customer groups. Strong attention to contributing to patients' excellence of care.

Qualifications/Experience:

High school diploma or GED required.

Must have excellent customer service, PC skills and attention to detail. Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations. Must be highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.

Previous medical unit secretary experience preferred. Inpatient experience is strongly preferred. Must be comfortable working in a secured inpatient psychiatric unit.

Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.