Building Name: ECH - Elizabethtown Community Hospital Location Address: 75 Park Street, Elizabethtown New York Regular Department: ECH - Medical Surgical Full Time Standard Hours: 40 Shift: Day/Eve-8-12Hr Primary Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM Weekend Needs: Every Other Recruiter: Melissa Cummings The Unit Secretary performs clerical duties on the Nursing unit, which includes transcribing orders, coordinating patient tests, handling incoming calls and unit correspondence, scheduling patients, filing and distributing mail. Qualifications / Job Requirements: Education / Skills Required: • Must be high school graduate. • Experience in clerical healthcare setting with customer exposure and comprehension of medical terminology. • Must possess a high level of interpersonal skills to interact with patients, staff, families, physicians and management. • Must possess a strong work ethic, exhibit optimism and cheerfulness and promote a team effort. • Ability to work outside the normal working hours as volume demands. • Ability to communicate effectively in an ever changing environment to assure delivery of quality customer service. • Must be well organized, able to set priorities and adept at handling multiple tasks simultaneously. • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.