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Unit Secretary - Float Pool - F/T with Benefits Night
PALISADES MEDICAL CENTER North Bergen, New Jersey
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Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Unit Secretary at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Compensation
Minimum rate of $20.26 Hourly
HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.
Job Duties
The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:
In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20 hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.
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Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility
As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.
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Becker’s Hospital Review 2025 - 7 HMH Institutions Named Among Becker’s Top 100
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At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives – and we help one another succeed. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how our team members support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we’re ready to transform health care and advance our mission to serve as a leader of positive change.
Join us and let’s keep getting better together.
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PALISADES MEDICAL CENTER North Bergen, New Jersey
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- Requisition # 2025-170502
- ShiftNight
- StatusFull Time with Benefits
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Unit Secretary at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
- Transcribes and transmits doctor’s orders to appropriate areas under supervision of a registered nurse, and confers with the charge nurse and/or nurse assigned to patient regarding scheduling patients activities and tests
- Follows up consistently on written and oral instructions; promptly reports matters requiring immediate nursing intervention
- Performs clerical functions for physicians within the Unit Secretary’s sphere of responsibility.
- Answers telephone and call light systems, takes messages, and communicates messages to the appropriate person in a timely manner
- Answers call bells in a timely and appropriate manner, ensures proper notification of staff, prepares and keeps current census sheet, acuity sheets, transportation log, dietary requisitions and other forms and delivers them to the proper department as necessary
- Performs clerical duties related to the admission and discharge of patients and obtaining medical records from other facilities
- Compiles new charts, maintains current charts, and enters patient information on the charts and computers
- Replenishes charts with MD order sheets, progress notes, consult sheets, and other sheets as necessary making sure that all sheets have patient identification stickers.
- Places telemetry sticker in progress notes for all patients on telemetry on a daily basis
- Performs all patient record activities and charting transcriptions with close attention to detail and accuracy. Ensures that complete information is filled in on all forms (requisitions, transfers, work orders, dietary requisitions etc.); keeps current census sheets. Delivers completed forms to the proper departments as necessary
- Routinely files printouts under appropriate corresponding dividers.
- Adheres to the current HIPAA regulations concerning patient and employee confidentiality.
- Provides for patient/employee privacy, safeguards all medical information.
- Maintains emergency charts for use in downtime.
- Maintains patient charts, makes sure that format of charts are maintained to ensure complete and accurate information in order to facilitate patient follow-up. Ensures that all are complete, accurate and up to date for all patients
- Discharges patients from the computer system in a timely fashion. Disassembles all charts of discharged patients within the same shift that the patient was discharged from the hospital and placed in a designated area.
- Maintains a neat and tidy work environment. Keeps noise to a minimum. Secures all patient records and other documents as necessary. Ensures computers, fax machines, copiers, scanners and other equipment in the unit are working appropriately. Calls for equipment repair as needed.
- Ensures delivery of excellent customer service resulting in positive and improving patient satisfaction scores for department and Medical Center
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
- Computer competence
- Minimum of six months clerical experience preferred.
Compensation
Minimum rate of $20.26 Hourly
HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.
Job Duties
The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:
- Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
- Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
- Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
- Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
- Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
- Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
- Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.
In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20 hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.
Our Network
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility
As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.
Apply
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See the area you’ll be working in and get an idea of what your daily routine around the office can be like. Learn More
Awards We’ve Received
2025
US News & World Report 2025 - HUMC - #1 Hospital in NJ & #1 in NY Metro Area
2025
US News & World Report 2025 - Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital - #1 Children’s Hospital in NJ and #3 Children’s Specialties in the Nation
2025
US News & World Report 2025 - JSUMC - #5 Hospital in NJ
2025
US News & World Report 2025 - John Theurer Cancer Center at HUMC - Ranked Nationally
2025
US News & World Report 2025 - HUMC - Best Hospitals Honor Roll
2025
Becker’s Hospital Review 2025 - 7 HMH Institutions Named Among Becker’s Top 100
2025
Newsweek 2025 - Hackensack Meridian Health - America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Well-Being 2025
2025
Newsweek 2025 - Best Hospitals USA - HUMC - #59
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At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives – and we help one another succeed. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how our team members support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we’re ready to transform health care and advance our mission to serve as a leader of positive change.
Join us and let’s keep getting better together.
STAY CONNECTED
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