Unit Clerk

About Us

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Unit Clerk

Position Summary: Coordinates the clerical activities of the Emergency Department. Maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and respects patients' rights. Functions as the focal communication source in the nursing station.

• Transcribes information onto patient charts, into log books and notes orders
• Handles telephone calls (inside lines, EMS calls and patient call system)
• Prepares patient charges using physician notes, nursing notes and treatment documentation
• Enters charges onto SMS computer terminal
• Assembles charts, maintains department filing and orders supplies as needed
• Schedules and prepares charges for outpatient procedures
• Coordinates calls to special agencies as needed (e.g., police, animal control, etc.)
• Orders patient nourishments as needed
• Assists in data collection for monthly reports/assists with employee timekeeping
• Enters test results into the patient chart during downtime
• Completes transfer log and admission log
• Runs errands when directed
• Performs other department related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Required:
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Knowledge of keyboard/computer and typing experience
• Data entry experience
• Medical terminology knowledge
• BLS certification within 3 months of hire
• Preferred:
• Previous experience or training as Unit Clerk

Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.