Unit Secretary

St. Mary's Healthcare
  • Amsterdam, New York
  • $17.51–$23.42 Per Hour
  • Autofill and Review
30+ days ago

Job Description

St. Mary’s Healthcare has been providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the people of Montgomery and Fulton counties since 1903. At St. Mary’s Hospital, the Rao Outpatient Pavilion and other locations, the local, independent healthcare organization offers the comprehensive, critical services its community needs and deserves. St. Mary’s Healthcare has also been named a 2026 Times Union Top Workplace—the first acute care hospital in the Capital Region to earn the distinction since the Times Union launched the recognition program 14 years ago.
Job Requisition: UNITS001862
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Evenings
Hours Per Week: 40 hour/week
Hiring range: $17.51 - $23.42 hourly 
 Starting rate of $19.26, this rate includes the shift differential.  The posted pay range contains shift differentials.
  • Weekday eveningshift- additional 10% 
  • Weekday nightshift- an additional 15% 
  • Weekend dayshift– an additional 10%
  • Weekend evening & nightshifts – an additional 21%
The actual compensation for this position will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Responsibilities:
  • Greets patients and visitors, answers general inquiries, and schedules patients for appointments. Answers, screens, and routes telephone.
  • Performs general clerical duties including filing, email correspondence, and mail distribution. Creates various reports and documents.
  • Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient
  • Performs unit safety assists with meeting patient needs and escalates as appropriate.
  • May enter and maintain timekeeping changes and staff
  • May assist with stocking supplies and keeping unit and patient rooms clean an

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

  • Preferred Credential(s):
    • BLS Provider 

Education:

  • High school diploma or GED or a minimum of three (3) years’ experience required.
Required Skills and Attributes:
  • Ability to organize and establish day-to-day priorities while using critical thinking skills in all aspects of the job.
  • Must be able to multitask while remaining professional, focused, composed and positive.
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Displays integrity, friendliness, and compassion.
  • Must be able to establish an appropriate and effective rapport with others.
  • Demonstrates flexibility
  • Takes initiative
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Embrace new opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.
  • Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficient with various Microsoft Office products (Word and Excel).
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Effective interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to take and follow direction in a positive and appropriate manner.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
  • Must be able to demonstrate effective and appropriate written and oral communication skills.
  • Must be able to speak, read, write and follow instructions in English.

Numbers & Facts

LocationAmsterdam, New York
Salary$17.51–$23.42 Per Hour

Skills

  • Acute Careunmatched
  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Calendar Managementunmatched
  • Cleanroomunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • English Languageunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Healthcare Qualityunmatched
  • Hospitalunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Mail Processingunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Outpatient Careunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)unmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Unit Secretaryunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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