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Unit Secretary II - Emergency Department

Glens Falls Hospital
  • GLENS FALLS, NY
  • $17.75–$25.50 Per Hour
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Job Description

Job Description

Salary Range

The expected base rate for this Glens Falls, New York, United States-based position is $17.75 to $25.50 per hour. Exact rate is determined on a case-by-case basis commensurate with experience level, as well as education and certifications pertaining to each position which may be above the listed job requirements.

The Impact You Can Make

The Unit Secretary is responsible and accountable to assist in the overall functioning of the unit in response to provider/customer needs encompassing communicative, receptionist, computer and secretarial services. These functions include, but are not limited to, assisting with medical records, admissions, transfers, discharge/death, transcribing selected physician orders, supplies and equipment, and unit records.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential (Responsibilities)

  • Establishes and maintains effective interpersonal skills within the care delivery team
  • Answers phone/intercom in a polite, friendly, respectful, manner and relays messages to appropriate resources in a timely helpful manner.
  • Uses appropriate communication and negotiation skills in interactions with others
  • Addresses conflicts as soon as possible with immediately involved parties; if unable to resolve, uses appropriate channels.
  • Provides general support for team responsibilities encompassing maintenance of a safe environment, problem identification, conflict, resolution skills, cooperation, commitment, and appropriate utilization of resources.
  • Demonstrates responsibility and dependability by adhering to assigned work schedule.
  • Utilizes Computer Information System according to established standard for position and unit
  • Performs clerical duties in support of the admission/discharge/transfer/death process.
  • Keeps medical record in order
  • Transcribes selected physician orders encompassing: tests, treatments, consults, medications, permits; prepares related requisitions and notifies appropriate departments and agencies.
  • Maintains and keeps current files, bulletin board and communication board.
  • Orders supplies/equipment for service.
  • Arranges for repair and replacement of facilities and equipment as needed and keeps related records.
  • Arranges for escort services of patients, specimens, supplies, equipment, and other items between unit and other areas of the hospital.
  • Send HCFA 2728(Chronic Medical Evidence Report) and HCFA 2746 (Death Notification) to appropriate agencies.
  • Completes and obtains signatures of physicians and client for HCFA Medical evidence Report.
  • ESRD Network reports complete as required.
  • Updates log book daily.
  • Do billing for dialysis and medications daily.
  • Do all payroll responsibilities.


Education/Accredited Programs

  • High School Graduate
  • Medical terminology preferred
  • Maintains current knowledge related to the age and development of the patient population in areas in which they work


Licenses/Certifications/Registrations

  • None


Skills/Abilities

  • Ability to prioritize effectively
  • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with other nursing personnel, patients, physicians and the public
  • Ability to do basic math
  • Good organizational skills
  • Basic computer literacy


About Us

Mission

Our mission is to improve the health of people in our region by providing access to exceptional, affordable, and patient-centered care every day and in every setting.

Communities We Serve

Located in the foothills of the beautiful Adirondack mountains, Glens Falls is conveniently located a short drive away from the capital region and Lake George. Work at the top of your profession and jumpstart your next career here at Glens Falls Hospital!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.

Benefits

Glens Falls Hospital is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are available to active, full-time and part-time employees who work at least 30 hours per week, can be found on the career page here.

Numbers & Facts

LocationGLENS FALLS, NY
IndustryHealthcare Services
Salary$17.75–$25.50 Per Hour
Year Founded1909

About Company

Glens Falls Hospital is the largest hospital between Albany, NY, and Montreal, Canada, and the comprehensive health care system for New York's Warren, Washington, northern Saratoga, Essex, Hamilton and northern Rensselaer counties. In addition to our main acute care hospital campus, we operate 29 regional health care facilities, including health centers in the communities of Cambridge, Corinth, Granville, Greenwich, Hoosick Falls, Salem, Whitehall and Wilton. Simply put, our not-for-profit hospital provides a health care safety net for individuals and families from the immediate Glens Falls area to smaller, geographically remote communities tucked away in the heart of the six-million-acre Adirondack Park. Recognizing the Hospital's importance to the wellbeing of this broad, far-flung population, the Hospital's volunteer Board of Governors and our administrative and medical staffs have worked diligently over the years to recruit outstanding physicians and provide local people with a broad scope of services and expertise that would otherwise not be available without traveling to more distant cities. We have more than 225 affiliated physicians, ranging from primary care practitioners to surgical subspecialists. Our physicians are board-certified in more than 25 specialties. We have also established a diverse array of community outreach programs, bringing our expertise and services to people in outlying portions of our service area. These outreach programs are especially important for low-income individuals and families who may otherwise fail to seek out health care due to financial or transportation concerns. Our objective is to prevent health care problems and detect existing conditions earlier, keeping local people healthier and reducing future medical costs.

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)unmatched
  • Childcareunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Servicesunmatched
  • Computer Skillsunmatched
  • Conflict Resolutionunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Dialysisunmatched
  • Emergency Careunmatched
  • End-Stage Renal Failureunmatched
  • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • High School Diplomaunmatched
  • Hospitalunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Mathematicsunmatched
  • Medical Recordsunmatched
  • Medical Terminologyunmatched
  • Medicationsunmatched
  • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
  • Nursingunmatched
  • Order Picking/Packingunmatched
  • Order Suppliesunmatched
  • Quality of Careunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
  • Resource Utilizationunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Telephone Skillsunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Unit Secretaryunmatched

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