Unit Assistant- Emergency Room- Bridge-Per Diem- Evening

Unit Assistant – Emergency Room – Old Bridge – Per Diem – Evening

Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge, New Jersey.

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• Requisition #
• Shift: Evening
• Status:
  Per Diem

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.

• Performs accurately the transcription of physician orders and entry into the computer with RN validation.
• Responsible for efficient communication, receptionist role and customer service activities related to the clerical aspects of the nursing unit.
• Assists RN, interdisciplinary team members and physicians by getting their charts, obtaining data, information, or providing assistance as requested during shift.
• Responsible for efficient notifications and processes required for patient placement throughput, transfers and discharges.
• Uses organizational skills to prepare, compile, and maintain accurate and complete charts.
• Operates Omnicell and computer system efficiently for order entries, inquiries and charges.
• Maintains a safe environment of care that promotes patient and personal well-being.

Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Successful completion of unit assistant course and/or training program, including medical terminology and computer skills.

• Previous clerical experience and medical terminology preferred.
• Computer skills and exposure to a health care setting preferred.
• Ability to sit at a computer workstation, stand, walk, with minimal pushing, pulling, lifting, and multitasking.

Starting at $18.36 hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good‑faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role, in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act.

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.