Unit Secretary - Adult Psych, 30 Hrs/wk, Eve at Cambridge Health Alliance – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital
Work Days: Mon-Fri
Category: Clerical and Administrative Support
Department: 7 West Adult Psychiatric Nursing
Job Type: Part-time 30 hrs/wk
Work Shift: Evening
Hours/Week: 30.00
Union Name: CH Laborers 380

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.

7 West is a secured, nine bed inpatient adult Psychiatric unit, located at Cambridge Hospital. We provide expert hospital care for adults across the entire spectrum of mental health needs. Our care model is short term, intensive treatment.

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 pediatric inpatient psychiatric care environment.

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.