Unit Clerk-4L Joint Replacement (Part Time, Evenings)

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to its mission of providing the highest quality of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaborating with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines.

POSITION SUMMARY

Absorbs responsibility for organizing the nurse’s station and monitoring all related activities. Performs various clerical duties necessary for maintaining accurate kardex, clinical charts, records, charges, and reports. Performs a range of receptionist duties within designated areas.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Transcribes all orders from patient charts onto the chart and medication sheets.
• Completes all paperwork and telephone notifications related to those procedures.
• Notifies the RN of all STAT/Now orders.
• Organizes and maintains patient records by filing reports on the appropriate charts, calling for old records on all admissions, thinning charts, copying reports, assembling charts, and ensuring completeness.
• Collaborates with physicians, staff, patients, and families through use of telephone and intercom systems.
• Documents unit activity such as current census, patient admissions, discharges, transfers, surgeries, Nursing Station Activity Sheet, and diet sheets under the direction of the Head Nurse.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS

• Runs errands as requested by nurses on duty, including drug basket to drug room, goods from Central Supply, medications from Pharmacy, etc.
• Ensures adequate inventory of supplies and materials by assessing available space and ordering daily and weekly supplies according to the standard.
• Enters data on the computer.
• Participates in the orientation and acts as a preceptor for other Unit Clerks under the direction of the Unit Clerk instructor, Head Nurse, or Charge Nurse.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• One (1) year of computer experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of secretarial experience.
• One (1) year of experience with medical terminology.