Unit Secretary
Lifepoint Health•Dallas, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
The Unit Secretary provides administrative support for scheduling, admitting, medical records, discharge planning, and secretarial functions for the department as well as limited patient related activities for the following patient populations: Adolescent (12 - 18 years), Adult (18 - 65 years) and Geriatric (65 and over), and occasionally, Neonate/Infant (birth - 1 year), and Pediatric (1-12 years). Functions in a multi-skilled environment that requires application of customer service clerical skills with some patient related activities.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Unit Secretary experience in an inpatient setting preferred
- BCLS preferred
Responsibilities
- Greets and escorts patients/families/visitors to appropriate areas of the hospital.
- Assists in the discharge planning process by collecting appropriate information, communicating with appropriate agencies and scheduling procedures on assignments.
- Schedules an admission, creates a reservation and assigns a bed on the system if appropriate.
- Performs basic guest relation tasks such as arranging guest trays, collecting, securing or locating patient valuables, providing consent forms, and make arrangements for family accommodations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible-spending accounts
- Health- savings accounts
- Competitive paid time off
- Life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Critical-injury insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Identity theft coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan assistance
- 401(k) matching
- Employee assistance program
- Mental wellness
- Physical wellness
- Financial wellness
- Professional development and growth opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
