Psychiatry & Behavioral Health - Unit Secretary - FT Day

JOB SUMMARY: Provides indirect patient care in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Meets the communication needs of the patient/family, departmental staff and medical staff. Implements directions from physicians and nursing staff. Answers telephone and inquiries in a polite manner and communicates information to the appropriate personnel or family. Logs all patients in the log book in a neat, legible manner. Pages physicians or personnel as directed. Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity Forwards all patient documents to appropriate unit or department EDUCATION: High school graduate or equivalent EXPERIENCE: Secretarial and computer skills, medical terminology LICENSURE/QUALIFICATIONS: Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed herein are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of the Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces. CarePoint Health • Christ Hospital Coordinated Healthcare: That's the Point! www.CarePoint.org CarePoint Health has combined the resources of three hospitals— Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital, and Hoboken University Medical Center—and the medical practices of over 300 leading doctors in the Northern New Jersey Area. We also have insurance and research divisions of our healthcare system. CarePoint Health Plans, headquartered in Jersey City, provides Medicare Advantage programs that serve residents of the Hudson County area, and Care Point Health Research Institute, with locations at each of our three hospitals, has partnered with major pharmaceutical corporations to conduct research to develop treatments for cancer.