Unit Secretary

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Unit Secretary with HCA Houston ER 24/7 - Stafford you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

HCA Houston ER 24/7 - Stafford, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the HCA Houston ER 24/7 - Stafford family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Unit Secretary to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Unit Secretary, you will be responsible for assisting with routine patient care assignments, working in controlled and/or uncontrolled patient care situations, and assisting with/in established nursing care procedures under the direction of a Registered Nurse. You will be responsible for assisting the nursing staff with the initiation of all orders from physicians, and for clerical duties as assigned by the Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager and/or Director.

What you will do for this role:

• You will perform clerical functions in compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
• You will be responsible for supervision of nursing unit’s physical needs, and to transcribe orders.
• You will answer call lights, be responsible for ordering supplies, maintaining chart organization, and keep files/forms in orderly, organized fashion.
• You will conduct job duties in accordance with established hospital and departmental policy and safety/infection control standards.
• You will complete procedures related to patient admissions, transfers, discharges and expiration according to policy and procedures.
• You will actively participate in hospital and departmental group meetings.

What qualifications you will need:

• 1 Year previous clerical experience is Required
• Out of that 1 year, experience in the hospital/medical field is strongly preferred.
• Medical terminology knowledge strongly preferred.
• Current BCLS issued by the American Heart Association, required.

HCA Houston Healthcare West is a full-service, 300 bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston communities for over 30 years. We proudly provide Houston residents with exceptional healthcare, including a vast-array of medical services from board-certified doctors and nationally accredited departments. We are recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and under an affiliation agreement with The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, we are able to bring our community The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston, a three-story cardiac and critical care tower. The Sugar Land Cancer Center and the Sugar Land Diagnostic Center, departments with HCA Houston Healthcare West, provide additional services to meet the needs of our community. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Unit Secretary opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.