Unit Assistant (Pontiac)
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Job overview
The Unit Assistant supports nursing unit operations and patient care through administrative tasks and communication with patients, families, visitors, and hospital staff. The role includes responding to requests, maintaining records and supplies, handling patient paperwork, and supporting department coordination. A high school diploma or equivalent is required; completion of a formal Unit Assistant course or one year of directly related experience is preferred.
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Unit Assistant (Pontiac)
Michigan, Pontiac (https://careers.mclaren.org/jobs/38823/other-jobs-matching/location-only)
Administrative/Clerical
McLaren Oakland
26010563 Requisition #
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Position Summary:Responsible for a variety of administrative tasks that support nursing unit operations and the delivery of effective and efficient services to meet the needs of patients and families. This includes establishing and maintaining efficient communication, accurate data entry, maintaining inventory of identified forms and supplies, and other support activities.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
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Assist patients by responding to intercom requests, obtaining needed services from nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, aides, and other hospital personnel.
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Greets visitors in person or on the telephone and answers inquiries; relays calls to patients; gives directions; refers inquiries to nursing and physician staff.
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Performs varied administrative tasks such as answering the phone, greeting visitors, maintaining department logs & reports, scheduling appointments, typing, filing, copying, faxing and ordering office supplies and equipment supplies to ensure the functionality and coordination of the department’s activities.
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Performs a variety of computer/data entry functions to support patient care including establishing and maintaining patient record; may enter nursing and physician notes and orders; handling the majority of a patient's paperwork, such as discharge, admission, and personal information forms.
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Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
- Perform other related duties as required and directed.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent
Preferred:
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Completion of a formal Unit Assistant course or one year of directly related experience
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Associate degree in related field
Additional Information
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Schedule: Full-time
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Requisition ID: 26010563
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Daily Work Times: 3:00pm- 11:30pm
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Hours Per Pay Period: 80
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On Call: No
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Weekends: Yes
How this job compares
Set against the 5,299 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$55–75K/yr687 salary ranges
- Michigan median$18–22/hr34 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 168 open Administrative Support jobs in Michigan and 5,299 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
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- Experience
- Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (1,972 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,365 of the 5,299 open Administrative Support jobs (26%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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