Unit Secretary, Emergency Department

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter! Hours: 32-Hours, Evenings, 3:00pm - 11:00pm, Every other weekend, Every other holiday, Monday through Sunday $18.50 - $29.42 Disclaimer We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization. Job Summary The secretary will report to the Emergency Department manager. He/she will assist with phones, data collection, copying and faxing. Other responsibilities include supply ordering and other tasks as assigned by the department manager.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent required
Computer skills preferred
Experience in Healthcare setting preferred
Experience with medical terminology preferred

Nice To Haves

achievement, motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.

Responsibilities

Provides clerical support to clinical staff (e.g. maintains unit files, organizes patient care record, prepares admission and pre-op charts, etc).
Under direction of nurse, makes all appropriate arrangements for outside services, transfers, and ambulance services in a timely manner.
Appropriately prioritizes tasks adjusting to changing workload as necessary (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, recognizes emergency situations, etc.).
Maintains clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
Performs thorough, timely, and accurate transcription of physicians’ orders (including entering into Meditech OE module where utilized).
Performs support functions to manager/director such as payroll, copying, typing, etc.
Participates in the learning for colleagues and self (e.g. assist with orientation of new staff in-services, educational programs, etc.).
Completes demographics on the charge card so that supplies are restocked.
Inventories, orders and stocks all supplies to ensure rooms are ready for patient care treatment.