Unit Secretary | Full-Time Nights, Variable Schedule | Arthur M. Blank Hospital

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals, committed to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. The organization is dedicated to a 'People first. Children always.' culture. This Unit Secretary role provides essential clerical support to patient care areas, ensuring the delivery of effective and efficient services. The position proactively supports efforts to ensure safe patient care and services, and promotes a safe environment. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is a not-for-profit organization with 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations, and a total of 673 beds, making it the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. It offers access to over 60 pediatric specialties and programs, is ranked among the top children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, and has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and a top employer for diversity and millennials.

Requirements

• 2 years of experience in a clerical role
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrated verbal/written communication, organizational, customer service, and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to successfully pass the Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80% or higher rating within 30 days of employment (in clinical areas)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a medical setting
• Personal computer skills, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Windows-based applications
• Experience in medical terminology
• Unit Secretary (US) certification

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service support to internal and external customers with clear and concise communication, e.g., warm greeting protocol, directions, visitor hygiene instructions, visitations guidelines.
• Distributes and collects appropriate paperwork and forms, e.g., phone list, round sheets, care boards, surgical and medical packets, lab labels.
• Maintains patient census and patient identification information. e.g., Epic, census book, patient charts, patient labels.
• Orders and maintains appropriate inventory of unit supplies, e.g., office supplies, formula, blood bank, i-STATs.
• Orients new associates in appropriate unit secretary duties.
• Collects daily line day data.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values.
• Array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees