Unit Clerk-8L Oncology (Part Time, Evenings)

Essential Functions

• Transcribes all orders from the 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.
• Completes documentation related to 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.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• A 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.