Department Secretary

At Merrimack Health, we are committed to pay transparency and equity. The base salary range for this position is $16.45 (Min) – $24.45 (Max) hourly, excluding fringe benefits and potential bonuses.

Your final base salary will be determined based on your education, experience, licensure, and internal equity considerations. Offers are typically made below the top of the range to support future salary growth.

Our two campuses in Methuen and Haverhill have a total of 320 beds, and we are a full-service, acute care hospital offering comprehensive inpatient medical/surgical units, outpatient care, and 24/7 emergency services. We have three behavioral health units: cardiac telemetry, and critical care service lines. Our Haverhill campus offers all private rooms, and our Methuen campus offers a new state-of-the-art catheterization suite and Joint Center of Excellence, named as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction+ Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Position Summary:

Performs a variety of computer, clerical, and supply functions necessary for the operation of the unit. Handles and controls written and verbal communications between unit personnel and numerous physicians, ancillary services, patients, visitors, and families.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a liaison between patient, hospital personnel, visitors, and ancillary departments.
• Performs all clerical functions within the department.
• Provides direct patient care as a member of a collaborative team.
• Performs indirect patient care functions on the unit as a member of a collaborative team.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work assignments that may be inherent in the job.

Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Twoyears’ experience as a unit technician or related duties preferred.
• BLS required.