Unit Clerk

Job Purpose:

Supports patient care unit operations by maintaining the nursing station; gathering and providing information to professional staff, patients, and their families; providing clerical services.



Duties:

* Provides patient record services on patient care unit by stamping, assembling, completing, and processing patient charts; transcribing doctors' orders; keeping records identified and available to health care providers; replacing non-permanent reports when permanent reports are obtained; checking charts for incomplete histories and operative summaries; bringing issues to health care team members for correction.



* Provides information by using the telephone, intercom, and intranet; answering questions for health care team, patients, visitors, and family members; transmitting patient classification information to department of nursing; obtaining laboratory and radiology reports; notifying doctors of results.



* Ensures patient daily services by completing service requisitions.



* Keeps pharmacy up-to-date on patient location by notifying pharmacist of change-of-bed status on patient admission, discharge, and transfer.



* Maintains unit inventory of stock and tracks equipment repairs by preparing requisitions; receiving, sorting, and distributing supplies delivered to the unit; preparing equipment repair requisitions; maintaining equipment repair log.



* Generate revenues by charging exchange cart items.



* Provides ancillary services to patients by completing requests for non-medical services, such as tv and video rentals, personal beauty and grooming appointments.



* Provides payroll information to nursing department by transmitting nursing work schedules and time worked.



* Provides a productive patient unit atmosphere by maintaining an orderly nursing station.



* Maintains quality results by following and enforcing patient care unit standards.



* Protects facility's reputation by keeping patient information confidential.


* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.



* Serves and protects the facility community by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards.

* Accomplishes departmental/organizational objectives by establishing standards and procedures; measuring results against plans and standards; evaluating and improving methods; making required changes.



Skills/Qualifications:

Supply Management, Time Management, Organization, Attention to Detail, Quality Focus, Professionalism, Productivity, Reporting Skills, Informing Others, Hospital Environment, PC Proficiency