Unit Secretary - Rehab Services, Texas

Overview:
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

 

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years.  More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people.  For more information, please call (phone number removed) or visit 

 

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Responsibilities:
The following statements are intended to describe the major elements and requirements of the position and should not be taken as an all inclusive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of an individual assigned to this job. The Unit Secretary will perform clerical duties for the Rehabilitation Department such as answering telephones, greeting patients and preparing requisitions for outpatients. Other duties include, but are not limited to, filing patient reports, retrieving patient records for physicians or medical records. The Unit Secretary should demonstrate adequate knowledge of the usual terminology of treatment ordered in Rehabilitation. This person should demonstrate good telephone etiquette and be able to greet patients and other visitors in a polite and friendly manner. Maneuvers through reception area, as well as, outside storage area. Provides clerical support by utilizing telephone, computer, and office equipment.

Qualifications:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. High School Diploma or GED required.2. 1 year experience in Medical Office Receptionist work preferred3. Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.4. Computer skills are required.5. Ability to multi-task.6. Excellent customer service and communication skills.7. Bilingual (English and Spanish) is preferred.