Clerical Secretary - OR

Texas Children's Hospital • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re searching for a Clerical Secretary, someone who’s ready to be part of the
best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In
this position, you will perform receptionist and secretarial responsibilities
for the unit/department and represent Texas Children's Hospital utilizing
exemplary customer service skills with all patients, families, visitors, and
health care team members.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, 40 hours per week, consisting of four
10-hour shifts

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all
successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in
compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology
facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women,
mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care.
Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an
array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the
Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children’s Hospital via a two-story
circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff and
patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three
private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and
The Women’s Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here.
Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in
Pearland.

Requirements

• Required H.S. Diploma or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Preferred 2 years related experience and 6 months experience in a medical office or hospital environment

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service to patients, families, visitors, and health care team members.
• Serves as a receptionist using service-oriented verbal and nonverbal behavior. Greets all visitors courteously with respect to social, cultural, and ethnic needs, as evidenced by supervisory observation
• Positively interacts with all members of the health care team to meet the patient and family's needs.
• Acts as a resource to families/visitors by providing information about hospital services and city information (as appropriate).
• Demonstrates control in stressful situations and involves appropriate departmental representatives and resources necessary for effective problem resolution as evidenced by supervisory observation.
• Coordinates area communication systems and procedures.
• Completes secretarial duties and assigned special projects.
• Participates in achieving hospital/unit goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED