Job Description
Unit Secretary
Job Type: Full Time | Monday-Friday 3:00pm-11:00pm (occasional weekends)
Your experience matters
Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Unit Secretary joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities heathier®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
About us
At Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital - Germantown, 64-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital dedicated to the treatment and recovery of individuals who have experienced the debilitating effects of a severe injury or illness.
Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, individualized rehabilitation tailored to the specific needs of those recovering from a stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.
Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital - Germantown strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs.
How you'll contribute
The Unit Secretary provides frontline administrative and receptionist support for the nursing unit. This includes but is not limited to:
- Greet and assist visitors promptly; provide directions and answer routine questions.
- Initiate the medical record at admission; maintain documentation during the stay; close the record at discharge within the EMR.
- Initiate and follow up on physicians’ orders as directed by unit procedures.
- Serve as unit receptionist: manage incoming/outgoing calls and provide visitor information.
- Facilitate frequent communication with unit personnel, physicians, ancillary departments, patients, and families to exchange information.
- Provide non-clinical patient support (e.g., respond to call lights, fulfill requests for non-care items, accompany patients to appointments, assist in the café as assigned).
Qualifications and requirements
- High school diploma required
- 2+ years of college level-education preferred
- Computer experience required
- Prior hospital experience preferred
- EMR/electronic documentation familiarity preferred
Why Join Us?
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
· Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
· Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
· Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
· Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
· Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
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EEOC Statement
Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital - Germantown is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital - Germantown is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.