A Hospital Unit Secretary is an administrative professional who works in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Even while duties are varied, certain core duties are listed on the Hospital Unit Secretary Resume – answering telephones, billing and admitting patients, handling administrative duties, performing clerical duties, maintaining a line of communication between the patient and the clinical staff, assisting inpatient treatment, making copies, scheduling appointments and maintaining supplies; admitting patients, administering and maintaining patient records, coordinating billing tasks, and taking responsibility for typing up the discharge instructions for patients.
Hospital Unit Secretaries need a high school diploma or GED, as well as an associate’s degree such as a health unit secretary. Other crucial skills include – familiarity with applicable medical laws and regulations, strong verbal and written communication skills, general administrative work experience, and multitasking skills.
Objective : Responsible for Assisting leadership staff with collection and organization of data for department audits i.e., department logs for admissions, review of patients not departed, outlier report, etc.
Skills : MS Office, Insurance Verification, Type 60 Wpm, Telephone Etiquette, Administrative Assistant.
Description :
Works involved standard administrative responsibilities such as answering phones, making copies, faxing, scheduling appointments, and maintaining supplies.
Additionally, admited, transfered and discharged patients and patients records in the system called EPIC.
Broke down medical /shadow charts for record keeping and scanned medical records.
Communicated with the clinical staff to ensure all appropriate patient information is gathered.
Multi tasked, admited & discharged patients, making copies of discharge notes for transfering a patient to a nursing home.
Exuded confidence & calm at work place.
Entered work orders like specialty bed, bariatric bed or commode/ requests related to hospital services like housekeeping following a DC or transfer, biomed & maintenance.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
GED
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Objective : Seeking a Hospital Unit Secretary position with an outstanding career opportunity that will offer a rewarding work environment along with a winning team that will fully utilize management skills.
Skills : Scheduling, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks, Social Media Apps, Staff Management, Data Entry, Sales.
Description :
Acted as unit receptionist greeting and directing visitors.
Assisted in the ordering, receipt and storage of supplies.
Assembled patient charts.
Answered unit telephone, transferring calls, determining when staff members should be paged and taking and forwarding messages.
Served as an important link in the communication chain ensuring information is transmitted between nursing personnel, other hospital personnel, physicians, patients, family members and other guests.
Assisted in entering patient information in Cerner computer system.
Maintained nursing station in neat and orderly manner.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Business Administration
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Summary : Hospital Unit Secretary 26 years experience as a hospital unit secretary. 2 years experience as an ER registration clerk. Extensive experience working in several hospital units. Very adept in computer programs to include Care 4, Affinity, HBO order entry and QS patient chalkboard systems. Independent worker looking to utilize my skills to the benefit of a hospital unit.
Skills : Unit Secretary, Communication Skills, Multitaking.
Description :
Performed specific competencies as listed on the competency validation checklist(s).
Ensured the privacy of our patients and confidentiality of their Protected Health Information (PHI).
Promoted customer service initiatives.
Answered telephones and public inquiries appropriately and order supplies.
Actively seek ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care, or the services delivered.
Followed established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient's care which results in patient harm.
Attended in-service presentations and completes mandatory education, including but not limited to infection control, patient safety, quality improvement, MSDS, and OSHA standards.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Management
Education
GED
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Objective : A sincere, loyal, and dedicated individual who has a great deal of ambition, extensive experience in customer service and administrative assistant. I'm seeking a position where I can develop and excel while giving my best to my employer.
Skills : Microsoft Word, Management Skills, Customer Service.
Description :
Answered telephone and either responds to the inquiry, directs caller to appropriate personnel, or initiates a triage slip for response by medical personnel.
Scheduled appointments and enters appointment date and time into computerized scheduler with a high rate of accuracy.
Provided exemplary customer service; treats patients and coworkers with courtesy and discretion.
Greeted and directed patients, salespeople, and visitors.
Made appropriate changes in the computer system and on the patient's chart.
Entered confidential personal health information and financial information into a computerized system with a high rate of accuracy.
Complied with federal and local laws in ensuring patient privacy.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
High School Diploma In General
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Objective : A compassionate, motivated, self-starter, which is recognized as a peak performer. Combines an impeccable work ethic with a drive for success. Dedicated to providing excellent and caring service.
Skills : Medical Terminology, Medical Records, Surgical Tech, Sterile Processing.
Description :
Admitted and discharge patients.
Ordered all medications, diets, therapy, and all-important confidential paperwork.
Transcribed all doctor's orders.
Communicated with all medical staff for needed information for the benefit of patients and other parts of the hospital.
Completed all medical orders and all tasks, so as to make the unit run smoothly and function well, as needed for patients and all staff as well as the other shifts.
Experienced with medical terminology, worked on dedicated computer system Medi-tech.
Worked with all medical staff with good communication skills, and customer service skills.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Diploma In Medical Support
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Objective : Responsible for Ordering department supplies and issues out of service tickets for equipment, and also Performing general clerical duties including use of computer systems, paging, faxing, obtaining signed medical releases and records.
Answered multiple phone lines, prepare correspondence documents, forms and reports.
Entered patient data to the registration system, confirm patient procedures.
Experienced using computers, including data entry and retrieval.
Familiared with medical terminology.
Collected payment from patients Organizes and maintains a filing system for patient charts, including generating chart numbers, filing, and pulling charts.
Presented numerical data effectively.
Able to read and interpret written information.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Child Development
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Headline : Strong background as office Manager, with an experience that includes meeting planning and coordination. I'm efficient, friendly, and a hard-working team player with a passion for customer service.
Skills : Medical Terminology, Medical Records.
Description :
Performed duties of a secretary for the unit and answered all phone calls including patient's intercom calls.
Maintained the transcriptions of physician's and order entry.
Monitored the outpatient census and mark off received charts and ensued to locate charts not received.
Ensured to enter all provider orders for the department.
Assisted in providing customer service and data entry for nursing.
Managed assembling charts for admitted patients and prepared charts.
Transcribed physician orders.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Associate Of Science In Nursing
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Summary : Hardworking, organized, Hospital Unit Secretary professional with a proven background delivering sensible business technology solutions on time and under budget while working as a team member or team leader.
Skills : Communication Skills, Ordering Skills, Reviewing Skills.
Description :
Posted charges to patient accounts.
Ordered supplies for the department.
Completed special projects for the unit director, supervisors, and charge nurses.
Followed Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Reviewed MD orders and submits orders to Lab, Diagnostic Imaging, prioritize work, and completes work in a timely manner; able to multi-task effectively.
Answered patient intercom system effectively.
Responded appropriately to patients needs and/or alerts/refers to other unit staff members, assists with communication plan related to patients safety risks.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
BS In Child Development
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Headline : To obtain a challenging Hospital Unit Secretary position where I can utilize my current skill set, optimizing my strengths proficiently, while continually learning in an atmosphere that promotes quality customer care and professional growth.
Skills : Customer Service, Organizational SKills, Record Keeping.
Description :
Answered phone calls and patient intercom system.
Interacted with other departments within the hospital.
Answered telephones using defined etiquette standards.
Routed calls and messaged, greeted and directed visitors and offers assistance, answers questions and follows through on inquiries, facilitates and acts as a positive liaison between the unit and other departments
Maintained office equipment, inventories, orders, and restocks office supplies, organize work area in the unit station, assists in maintaining a neat and organized work environment at the unit nursing station
Assisted with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges assembles patient records, demonstrates accuracy in transcription and order management, enters transfers and discharges into the computer, copies charts.
Prepared charts for Medical Records on discharge.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Diploma In Medical Nursing
Hospital Unit Secretary Resume
Summary : Responsible for Performing computer entry, schedules tests/procedures, processes orders, and performs other related activities per unit/hospital standard within a reasonable time frame.
Skills : Communication Skills, Multitasking, Unit Secretary.
Description :
Assisted nursing staff and physicians with their patient care, Greeted patients and families, answered unit telephones directing calls, receiving procedure/lab results, ordered lab/procedures in computer order entry system, contacted physicians and ancillary departments, recorded data in the patient log, assembled patient charts updating as needed, posted charges to patient accounts and ordered supplies.
Assisted nursing staff and physicians with their patient care.
Greeted patients and families, answered unit telephones, directing calls.
Ordered lab/procedures in computer order entry system, received procedure/lab results.
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