Unit Clerk - Emergency Services

About the role

The Unit Secretary is directly accountable to the Director of Emergency Room and indirectly to the Charge Nurse, or House Supervisor. This position performs indirect care in the department setting, facilitates communication needs, transcribes physician orders, prepares and complies records, orders supplies, assists nursing staff for indirect patient care.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates communication needs of the department
• Transcribes physician orders from records (in the absence of CPOE and EMR clinical documentation system) with notation and signature by nursing staff
• Prepares and complies records on the Emergency Room
• Orders supplies for the unit
• Completes each patient’s chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis
• Absorbs duties involving indirect patient care as assigned by nursing staff

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent or relevant experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014
• Medical terminology preferred
• Current BLS certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current
• Experience using computers for word processing, database management preferred

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent or relevant experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014
• Training: Medical terminology preferred
• Certification: Current BLS certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current
• Experience: Experience using computers for word processing, database management preferred

Skills

• Communication skills
• Order transcription skills
• Record keeping skills
• Supply ordering skills
• Assistance in patient care

Benefits

Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time.

Pay

The current compensation range for this role is $19.92. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Schedule

Part Time < 60 Evenings