Hartford HealthCare is hiring: Unit Secretary - Adult Psych in Bridgeport

Overview

Location: St Vincent’s Medical Center (10427). Shift detail: 24 hour position, 12 hour shifts (7:30am–8:00pm), alternating every 3rd weekend and alternating every other holiday. Work where every moment matters. Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees and includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network, and is the system’s second-largest hospital.

Responsibilities

• Performs administrative and clerical duties in support of an assigned clinical area.
• 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.
• Carries out unit specific clerical functions including but not limited to time keeping, recording, reporting and distribution of meeting minutes.
• Obtains a variety of items necessary to facilitate patient care.
• Assists with all aspects of patient throughput.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Work Experience: Healthcare and/or receptionist experience preferred.

We take great care of careers. Hartford HealthCare offers opportunities for career development and growth with locations around the state. A competitive benefits program supports work/life balance. Every moment matters — and this is your moment.