Unit Secretary, Per Diem

University of Miami•Miami, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Secretary - PRN (U) provides support to an assigned unit by maintaining and updating patients’ records and performing administrative activities in compliance with all regulations. This is a part-time, temporary-intermittent position. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

Responsibilities

Answers telephone calls and routes or takes messages appropriately.
Greets visitors and medical staff to include providing directions when needed.
Preserves a clean, safe, and functional work area in the assigned unit.
Maintains unit inventory and orders supplies when appropriate.
Maintains equipment in good working order at all times.
Prepares reports and enters data and information into applicable systems.
Keeps leadership and managing staff informed on unit issues.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.