Unit Secretary

**Job Summary**:Handles administrative duties within the office and performs clerical duties to maintain an organized healthcare office, allowing the medical staff to focus on patient care.

**Essential Functions**:

- Consistently performs using an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.
- Administers and maintain patient records
- Breaks down medical charts for record keeping and coordinates billing
- Communicates with the clinical staff to ensure all appropriate patient information is gathered
- Answers phones, makes copies, schedules appointments and maintains supplies
- Assures that the patient or guardian, as outlined by procedure, signs all the appropriate paperwork. Assures all patients are offered Oaklawn Privacy Practices and the Patient Rights and Responsibilities brochure.
- Handles patient inquiries promptly and appropriately.
- Assists nurse with patient care as appropriate.

**Minimum Qualifications**: Working knowledge of English grammar; high school diploma or equivalent and one (1) year related experience or a commensurate combination of education and experience.

**Working Conditions**:Normal clinical environment with mínimal physical discomfort or exposure to communicable disease.

**Physical Requirements**: Constantly sit, see/visual acuity, handle/grasp/feel, talk/hear, lift/carry 1 to 25 lbs. Frequently stand, sit, walk, reach, push/pull, see/visual acuity, handle/grasp/feel, bend/twist, lift/carry 25 to 49 lbs. Occasionally lift/carry 50+ lbs.