Unit Clerk PRN

About the role

MU Health Care is seeking a unit clerk to join their team. The ideal candidate should thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks efficiently while maintaining a calm, welcoming presence.

Responsibilities

• Promptly answer call lights using positive guest relations skills and page-appropriate staff.
• Monitor visitors on the unit and alert staff to potential problems and security issues.
• Absorb and coordinate emergencies and codes.
• Organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining an orderly desk routine.
• Maintain unit station and common areas in a neat and orderly manner.
• Educate and train new unit clerks, students, and other staff on unit clerk activities and responsibilities.
• Contribute to and support a positive learning environment.
• Function as the computer and office equipment resource or super user for the unit.
• Maintain appropriate medical records and other forms needed during computer downtime.
• As needed, deliver lab specimens, and deliver/pick up supplies from other departments.
• Maintain scheduling flexibility to meet unit needs.
• Greet and direct patients, visitors, and employees with courtesy and respect, addressing them professionally.
• Utilize the principles of Patient Family Centered Care.
• Maintain a neat, clean patient environment.
• Maintain unit supplies, restocking as needed.
• Maintain accuracy and timeliness of information entered into the computerized bed-management system.
• Perform charge entry duties.
• Run and reconcile reports for management and supervisors.
• Collect patient and unit data as assigned.
• Cost-effectively utilize human and material resources.
• Complete unit/department-specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required, along with additional licenses/certifications as determined by the hiring department.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should demonstrate a strong ability to organize tasks, communicate effectively, and solve problems. They should also possess excellent organizational skills and a commitment to teamwork and patient-centered care.

Skills

Positive guest relations skills, ability to organize tasks, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to teamwork and patient-centered care are essential.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned in the job posting.

Pay

$15.00 per hour PRN Shift Differentials: $.70 night, $1.00 weekend

Schedule

Variable hours as needed Monday - Friday, especially 2pm to 7pm timeframe. On-site at University Hospital – 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO.