Unit Services Representative - Medicine - Elder Care - PT Evenings
Job in
Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, 07601, USA
Listing for:
Hackensack Meridian Health
Part Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-24
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Healthcare Administration, Medical Receptionist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 18.3 USD Hourly
USD
18.30
HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Unit Services Representative - Medicine - Elder Care - PT Evenings with Benefits (3:15pm-11:45pm)
Overview
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
Facilitates the flow of communication from patient, family member and/or visitor to hospital staff to maintain good working relationships essential to the accomplishment of assigned duties and enhanced delivery of health care.Answers telephone in a courteous and professional manner.Maintains supply levels, tracks and maintains equipment and orders replacements in a timely manner.Assists patients and families with any non-clinical questions, concerns and / or personal needs they may have (i.e. belongings, delays, support departments, etc.).Provides clerical support in completing Advance Directives including documentation, informing the physician and collaborating with Consumer Affairs.Creates awareness of patient satisfaction on the unit by accessing and printing unit data, comments and individual surveys, and managing public displays with this information, i.e. communication boards.Orients the patient to the unit and room and reviews the welcome handbook and what to expect including instructions for the television, the telephone, meal ordering, visiting policy, parking, discharge options and other non-clinical needs.Acts as a service recovery champion by maintaining the materials and tracking requirements.Handles routing inquiries / issues, and directs patient complaints to appropriate individual with complete information. Proactively seeks out issues and addresses them.Assures the environment of the area is in appropriate condition and free of safety concerns. Reports safety concerns to manager.Initiates help desk tickets to resolve any IT issues and works to resolve other equipment problems as they occur.Promotes patient safety by participating in one-to-one patient observation as assigned, i.e. patient sitting.Assists in escorting patients and visitors to and from the unit or department, as needed.Takes minutes at staff meetings.Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.Qualifications
Education,
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
- Proficient computer skills.
- Possess strong organizational skills and be detail-oriented in order to facilitate information, multiple tasks, and accurate completion of all required procedures.
- To work every other weekend.
- To work three (3) out of six (6) holidays.
- To work rotating schedule/shifts based on needs.
Education,
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- 2 years experience in front desk, reception or customer service role
- Proficiency in a second language.
Starting Minimum Rate
Starting at $18.3 Hourly Job Posting Disclosure
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.
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…
To View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap the button below to make a Search.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
Search for further Jobs Here:
