Additional Job Information

Title: Secretary-Unit

City, State: Hoffman Estates,IL

Location: AMITA Health ABBHH

Department: Geriatric Psych Nrsng Unit 001

Additional Job Details: Part-Time,Evening, 24 hours,Weekly

About Us

AMITA Health (www.AMITAhealth.org) is a joint operating company formed by the Adventist Health System in Altamonte Springs, FL and St. Louis, MO based Ascension.

With the addition of Presence Health, AMITA Health is now the largest health system in Illinois, comprising 19 hospitals and more than 230 sites of care. The newly combined health system has 900 providers in its medical groups, more than 26,000 associates and 7,000 physician partners and now serves over 4.3 million residents in the greater Chicagoland area.

Job Description

Job Summary:

Performs administrative and clerical duties in support of an assigned clinical area.

Responsibilities:

• Greets patients and visitors, answers/screens/routes telephone calls, files, distributes mail and performs other general clerical duties.
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care according to protocol.
• Types various reports and documents for unit staff.
• Assists with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges. Assembles and maintains patient charts.

Qualifications

Education:

• HS or Equivalent
  • High school education or equivalent required

Work Experience:

• Prior work experience in a hospital setting preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AMITA Health will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.