Unit Clerk Psych Therapy

Responsibilities

• Ensures the assigned nursing unit runs efficiently.
• Provides secretarial support for all employees within an assigned nursing unit.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, other hospital departments, and unit staff.
• Collaborates with Care Management concerning admissions, transfers, and discharges, and notifies the hospitalist if needed.
• Maintains and updates patients' records for a given unit.
• Performs a variety of general clerical and non-clinical patient duties, facilitates communication.
• Expedites interdepartmental services and compiles and keeps records required on the nursing unit.
• Affords assistance to the nursing staff in coordinating the activity of the unit.
• Affords assistance with patient care/quality assurance audits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Strong office skills as well as interpersonal skills will be considered.
• Prior to 1 year of experience as a Unit Clerk in an acute care hospital is preferred.

Rate of Pay

Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education, and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.