Department Secretary - Full-Time Days

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hrs/week

The Perioperative Department Secretary provides indirect care to patients to ensure efficient patient flow and quality patient care in all Perioperative departments. Under the supervision of the Clinical Leader and Nursing Director, the secretary performs various administrative duties that facilitate each patient's care through the Perioperative trajectory. The Perioperative Department Secretary will work collaboratively with the team to ensure the practice of the Patient and Family Centered Care Model in an environment that exemplifies best practice.

Principle Duties: Follows established hospital and departmental precautions and procedures in performing all job duties to ensure a safe work environment for patients.
Interacts with others within and outside the hospital to explain department services, policies, and procedures.
Coordinates scheduling and special arrangements and resolves matters within the scope of own authority or as directed by supervisor.
Performs assigned administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the Preoperative Holding and other perioperative departments as needed.
Triages phone calls pleasantly and courteously, collaborating with professional personnel when appropriate, and accurately relaying messages to the appropriate personnel promptly.
Receives visitors to the department in a professional manner, projecting a positive public image.
Assists in facilitating patient flow by appropriately notifying RN staff of patient arrivals, cancellations, etc.
Participates in distributing patient teaching materials, giving instructions to patients as appropriate, and reinforcing information for readiness for surgery.
Maintains inventory and orders office and medical supplies according to knowledge of usage patterns and budgeted allowances. Prepares and follows up on purchase orders and requests for checks.
Provides secretarial support to ensure an efficient and confidential flow of information for patient's medical records in a flexible and timely manner.
Requests medical records in advance as per protocol, updates medical record requests when add-ons occur on the schedule, and notifies Medical Records Dept. of missing charts and chart contents.
Demonstrates ability to efficiently use electronic health records to schedule appointments, communicate results and patient questions to other members of the care team, and perform all appropriate functions as needed.
Accurately enters statistical data to support quality initiatives in the department. May fill in comparable roles, and provide support in other Perioperative Departments. Grade: 140 About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment, and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171-bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.

At Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.

High School Diploma required, associate degree preferred

Previous clerical experience preferred Exemplifies CARE standards. Demonstrated a history of excellent customer service skills. Demonstrated a history of excellent teamwork and proactive work. Epic/Procedure Pass/InBasket experience preferred
Ability to speak, read, and write English
Excellent communication skills
Computer proficiency

Schedule: Full-time Time of Day: Standard Hours: 40 Shift: Day Job