Northern Light Health - Ellsworth, ME
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Full-time - Entry Level
Ellsworth, ME
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About the position
The position at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital involves performing secretarial duties with a specific focus on medical terminology and hospital procedures. The role includes responsibilities such as scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling medical charts and reports. The position is full-time, requiring 36 hours per week, with a work schedule from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM. Additionally, there is a sign-on bonus of $4,000 available for new hires, subject to certain eligibility criteria.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates assigned unit activities.
- Manages patient records (e.g. assembles patient records, files patient information, etc.).
- Processes physician orders (e.g. transcribes physician's orders, flags charts appropriately, enters orders into computer).
- Coordinates the safe transport of patients and other items as directed.
- Accepts responsibility for further developing professional learning needs.
- Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
- May perform other duties upon request.
Requirements
- Required Certified Nursing Assistant
- Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED)
Benefits
- $4,000 sign-on bonus (minus tax) with work commitment
