Unit Clerk - Med Surg
April 26, 2024 |
Department: Med Surg
Status/Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: 7a-7p
Location: Hartford, KY
For more information contact: Tammy Truitt, truitt@ochcares.com
Qualifications:
- Education:
- High School Diploma or GED
- SRNA required
- Certification - Ward clerks may also function as monitor tech; successful completion of basic dysrhythmia class for monitor tech required within 6 months of acceptance of job.
- Experience:
- Prior experience in medical position preferred but not required;
- Previous secretarial experience preferred.
- Additional requirements / comments / education / experience / skills, registration, or certification: BLS
Job Description:
- Performs secretarial and clerical functions for the assigned nursing unit to include:
- answering phones,
- answering patient call system,
- receiving and delivering messages,
- ordering supplies,
- supervision of the medical records,
- transcription of medical orders (with approval by nurse),
- documentation of vital signs,
- delivering specimens,
- paperwork,
- entering orders into the computer system,
- placing completed reports on the chart.
- Performs all tasks in accordance with hospital and nursing policies and procedures and legal compliance policies, and in accordance with hospital and nursing policies and procedures and legal compliance policies, and in accordance with OCH’s purpose, vision, and values.