Unit Secretary

Job Title: Unit Secretary
Location: Park Ridge Living Center - 1555 Long Pond Rd Rochester NY 14626
Hours Per Week: 40 hours
Schedule: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM with rotating weekends

Position Summary:

• Coordinates and disseminates information on a patient care unit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Consistently utilizes professional communication skills with all customers and is proficient in the use of telecommunication equipment.
• Responsible for the coordination of the patients arrival and the initiation of the admission process.
• Responsible for processing physicians orders in an accurate complete and timely manner.
• Demonstrates ability to multitask; answer phones transcribe orders schedule tests etc.
• Responsible for accurate and complete maintenance of the medical record.
• Provides general clerical and receptionist support for the patient care unit and associated programs from initial contact right through discharge process.
• Coordinates each patients daily schedule with nursing and other departments.
• Disseminates information appropriately.
• Responsible for maintaining forms/secretarial supplies on the unit.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Six months clerical experience in a medical area; data entry typing general office skills preferred.
• Experience with public contact with good interaction and communications skills.

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:

• None

Rochester Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

EDUCATION:

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employees physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience relevant qualifications specialty internal equity location and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital or familial status military or veteran status citizenship or immigration status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.