Unit Assistant I - Emergency Department - Nights

UAB St. Vincent's•Birmingham, AL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs administrative and clerical duties in support of the Emergency Department. The Unit Assistant will greet patients and visitors, answer and screen telephone calls, file documents, distribute mail, and perform other general clerical duties. They will communicate with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members regarding patient care according to protocol. Responsibilities include scheduling patient appointments, assisting with order entry, transfers, and discharges through physician/clinician software, and assembling and maintaining patient charts. The role also involves coordinating and scheduling meetings, maintaining meeting minutes, and entering/maintaining timekeeping changes and staff schedules in computer systems.

Requirements

High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
BLS Provider preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

No additional preferences.

Responsibilities

Perform administrative and clerical duties in support of an assigned clinical area.
Greet patients and visitors, answer/screen/route telephone calls, file, distribute mail and perform other general clerical duties.
Communicate with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care according to protocol.
Schedule patients for individual appointment and in a timely manner.
Provide assistance with programs/software for Physicians/Clinicians through the order entry processes, transfers and discharges.
Assemble and maintain patient charts.
Coordinate meetings/schedules meetings/rooms with the appropriate person, send notices as requested.
Maintain meeting minutes.
Enter and maintain timekeeping changes and staff schedules in computer systems.