Heywood Healthcare · 6 hours ago
Unit Secretary, MHU, 40-Hour, Day, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday
US-MA-Gardner
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$18.50/hr - $24.41/hr
0+ years expHeywood Healthcare is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide essential clerical support for the Mental Health Unit. The role involves maintaining efficient systems, compiling data, and assisting with patient care documentation under the supervision of the nurse manager.
Health CareHospitalMedicalMental Health
Responsibilities
Contributes to the design and development of systems that help the department run efficiently
Maintains systems that help the department run efficiently
Accurately compiles daily, weekly and monthly data and statistics as requested
Analyses data and prepares reports as directed
Performs support functions such as, answering phones, preparing materials for meetings, and typing letters and memos as requested
Ensures office supplies are maintained and available for the department to run efficiently
Greets, directs, and provides appropriate information to patients, visitors and hospital personnel
Responds to both in person and telephone customer service inquiries and needs
Provides clerical support to the Mental Health Unit Manager, Charge Nurse, and all other Mental Health Unit Staff
Supports the Department in the preparing of departmental logs, statistics, reports, and payroll as requested by the Mental Health Unit Manager
Supports the Department in the creating, copying and distributing of materials for patient care and daily activities
Provides data entry associated with patient care
Enters patient care orders into the computer as soon as they are received
Supports the Mental Health Unit Department in coordinating, through ancillary services, patient testing
Assists the Mental Health Unit Department Manager in the daily scheduling of staff
Assists in replacing unscheduled absences to meet department needs
Supports the Mental Health Unit Department in completion of patient charts after they are discharged
Organizes discharged patient charts and follows up with the Mental Health Unit Staff to assure that the chart has been completed, to ensure that Mental Health Unit Medical Records Guidelines are met
Conduct safety checks to ensure unit safety and patient safety
Delivers discharged patient charts to Medical Records within two days of discharge
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent required
Degree from or enrollment in an accredited college or university in the mental health field preferred or 2 years of experience related to psychiatric care required
Related office experience
Preferred
CNA preferred
Three to six months medical office or hospital experience preferred
Benefits
Competitive wages
Great benefits
Generous earned time off
Company
Heywood Healthcare
Heywood Healthcare non-profit organization that specializes with the treatment and programs of mental health and substance misuse.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Rozanna Alperovich Penney
Chief Executive Officer
Dayna Stahl, DNP, MSN/Ed, RN
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
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