What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Secretary - Womens Services position at Legacy Health?
Overview
How would you describe yourself? Reliable? Personable? Thorough? Someone who is there for others? You sound like the type of person who might be a great fit as a Unit Secretary with Legacy. As part of a healthcare team, you’ll provide clerical services as you reinforce our mission of making life better for others.
Legacy Silverton Medical Center serves the heart of the Willamette Valley with a wide mix of services, many not typically available in a community hospital: CT scan (computerized tomography), nuclear medicine, echocardiography, family birth center and much more.
Responsibilities
The Unit Secretary participates with the health care team in delivering quality and customer focused health care to patients. Provides general clerical and receptionist services for a nursing or other work unit. Answers phones, relays messages to patients and to the appropriate staff, orders supplies and generally assists nursing and medical staff in clerical duties that support patient care. As appropriate to the position’s scope of duties, the Unit Secretary is expected to have critical thinking skills, attention to details, time management, problem solving, and customer relations skills in a fast-paced environment in order to meet patient needs and contribute to the positive care experience and work environment.
Qualifications
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience:
Six months Unit Secretary experience required or equivalent office/clerical experience in a medical setting.
Skills:
Solid understanding of medical terminology strongly preferred. Demonstrated ability to perform detail work accurately. Solid communication skills required. Ability to effectively communicate with physicians and with other health care professionals. Excellent teamwork skills required. Must be able to proficiently operate applicable computer system(s).
LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:
Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
Pay Range
USD $20.42 - USD $29.21 /Hr.Salary : $20 - $29
