Unit Clerk Neuro Rehab Evenings - LOH

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Unit Clerk Neuro Rehab Evenings - LOH. In this role, the successful candidate:

• Provides link for effective communication within nursing unit and interdepartmentally.
• Affords assistance to all authorized persons on nursing unit and verifies identity and purpose of all persons coming to unit.
• Affords assistance with patient-related activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares Store Room orders according to unit schedule.
• Receives supplies, checks that inventory received is correctly noted on requisition and puts away supplies.
• Requisitions extra linen as necessary.
• Requisitions emergency or special equipment from Central Supply as directed.
• Returns excess supplies to appropriate department when indicated.
• Enters admissions, transfers and discharges and census on 24 hour report.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities as directed by NM/ANM.
• Acts as an intermediary in provision of patient care and patient/visitor comfort.
• Arranges for televisions and/or telephone at request of patient or family.
• Contacts barber/beautician as requested after same is approved by primary nurse/designee.
• Affords acceptance and delivery of mail, packages and flowers for patients.
• Prepares list of patients who will attend religious services after same is approved by primary nurse/designee.
• Places calls for clergy as requested by patient, family or primary nurse/designee.
• Maintains proper patient identification on each patients door and bed.
• Prepares renewals list daily.
• Arranges for patient transportation to and from diagnostic procedures as per instruction of primary nurse/designee.
• Knows room location of all patients and nursing care assignments on nursing unit.
• Contacts physicians, technicians and other members of health care delivery team via telephone, as required.
• Keeps adequate supply of assembled charts available at all times.
• Provides for proper addressographing/patient identification on all current patient records.
• Adds chart forms as needed.
• Adds patient reports to charts as received and sends reports of discharged or transferred patients to appropriate department.
• Maintains supply of all chart forms in appropriate storage area of nursing unit.
• Records discharge or transfer of patient in Discharge/Transfer Book.
• Requisitions, stores and returns old charts to Medical Records.
• Provides for safe and confidential handling of charts and records.
• Xeroxes or provides for copying of charts and other materials as necessary.
• Filings ICIS reports appropriately.
• Initiates and follows through on transactions regarding sending specimens to laboratories.
• Receives and records telephone reports on emergency lab work.
• Placed calls to technicians or residents for stat and/or emergency procedures.
• Performs clerical duties relating to admission, discharge, transfers and death of patient.
• Initiates and follows through on issues regarding supply, maintenance and repair of equipment.
• Reports needs of repairs to NM/ANM or designee.
• Prepares repair slips.
• Calls Engineering or Environmental Services Department, as needed.
• Prepares repair tags for equipment loaned to other areas and checks for return.
• Contacts appropriate person(s) for removal of equipment no longer needed (traction, Central Supply items, CPMs, etc.).
• Greets and directs all arrivals to unit (visitors, patients, staff, etc.).
• Acts as a receptionist. Politely and courteously communicates with others.
• Works at maintaining an efficient and safe nursing station.
• Affords assistance to patients and/or visitors in locating departments such as Medical Records, Patient Accounts, Cashier, Social Services, Clergy, etc.
• Affords assistance in direction and control of traffic on nursing unit.
• Monitors number of visitors in patient rooms and compliance with designated visiting hours.
• Notifies NM/ANM of presence of unauthorized person on nursing unit.
• Calls Loss Prevention Department as necessary.
• Keeps bulletin boards neat and up-to-date.
• Keeps Policy, Procedure and Standards Manual and other reference materials in order and current.
• Initiates and follows through on all transactions involving supplies needed for delivery of patient care.
• Orders supplies and equipment from Support Services as necessary.
• Affords arrangement of special procedures as per order of physician/designee and obtains x-ray films and/or necessary equipment from appropriate department to help prepare patient for same.
• Makes necessary appointments for patient examinations in other departments during hospitalization and in preparation for patient discharge as per order of physician/designee.
• Promptly answers telephone and promptly screens and relays calls as necessary; takes and delivers messages.
• Calls Code 44 when directed.
• Makes out and maintains unit records as required.
• Keeps statistics as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or equivalent, or 2 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.

Preferred Qualifications

• None