WARD CLERK - BURN NURSING ICU

We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Location: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital - Department: Burn Nursing ICU - Shift: 3:00PM-11:00PM - Posting Salary: $22.759- $24.146 HOURLY (typo maybe $22.759-$24.146 hourly) - Summary: Job Summary SEIU-73 The Ward Clerk provides clerical support... - Typical Duties (list many) - Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or GED equivalent required; Minimum of one (1) year of clerical experience required; Basic computer skills required. - Preferred Qualifications: Patient care experience; Bilingual; Knowledge of medical terminology. - Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: list many. - Physical and Environmental Demands: description. - Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision; Basic Term Life Insurance; Pension Plan; Deferred Compensation Program; Paid Holidays, Vacation, Sick Time; may also qualify for PSLF. - Additional info: Degrees awarded outside US need credentialing; offers contingent on references etc; EEO etc (remove). - Veteran Preference etc (maybe consider as part of Requirements? It's a preference but not required; we could include in Requirements? Might be considered as part of "Requirements" but it's not a requirement for all applicants; but we can include as a note under Requirements? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we should include Veteran Preference info somewhere, maybe under Requirements or a separate section? There's no heading for Veteran Preference; we could put it under Requirements as a note. But we must not create sections with filler. We can include a

under Requirements that mentions Veteran Preference. - Collective Bargaining Unit SEIU Local 73 Organization Health and Hospital Systems (maybe under About the role?). - Posting date: Job Posting Sep 22, 2026, 12:10:30 PM (maybe not needed; it's metadata; we could drop as minor metadata). We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what goes where. About the role: likely a brief summary of the role: Ward Clerk provides clerical support... Could be from Job Summary. Responsibilities: list of typical duties (the many bullet points). We'll need to put them in

• . Requirements: Minimum qualifications (high school diploma/GED, 1 year clerical experience, basic computer skills). Also maybe Veteran Preference note. Qualifications: Preferred qualifications (patient care experience, bilingual, knowledge of medical terminology). Could also include knowledge, skills, abilities? Actually those are Skills. So Qualifications = Preferred Qualifications. Skills: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities list. Benefits: Benefits Package. Pay: Posting Salary. Schedule: Shift. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual pay and shift. Now produce HTML. We need to use

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    The Ward Clerk provides clerical support to the health care team, patient, family and visitors of John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital’s Burn Nursing ICU. The role contributes to unit efficiency and communication, promotes a customer‑focused environment, and supports admissions, transfers, discharges, and emergency situations.

    Responsibilities: list many duties. We'll need to condense but preserve all substantive info; we cannot invent or summarize away detail. However we can combine similar points but must keep all info. That's a lot; we need to include all typical duties. Could be long but okay. We'll create a
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Let's extract duties from the posting: First block (Typical Duties): - Performs receptionist activities - Receives, greets and directs patient, visitors and hospital personnel providing accurate responses in a friendly and courteous manner. - Checks visitor’s passes. - Receives, places and transfers telephone calls using good telephone etiquette. - Records, communicates and delivers messages accurately and timely to the appropriate person. - Provides accurate information in a concise, informative manner respecting patient’s right to privacy. - Observes hospital and unit policy in assisting and directing patient, staff and visitors. - Communicate with courtesy (maybe duplicate) - Notifies Admissions Office of all admissions and transfers upon arrival. - Remains calm, reassuring and able to provide directions during emergency situations, STAT request and orders. - Established good rapport and working relationships to foster interdepartmental communications necessary for the delivery of patient care. - Works in cooperation with co-workers, nursing personnel, physicians and supervisory staff. - Pages and locates physicians and other hospital personnel upon request, which may include but not limited to Ancillary services: Chaplain, Hospital Police, Interpreter, Social Workers and others. - Answers telephone and provides general information; refers questions, which cannot be answered, to the appropriate personnel. - Notifies appropriate physicians and nurses of the arrival of new admissions and/or transfer. - Notifies Patient Information Desk regarding patients that are on the Visitor Restriction List and in emergency situations (i.e. Code Blue). - Notifies Environmental Services to clean patients’ room after discharge or death, as needed. Then "Typical Duties continued Performs Clerical Functions Efficiently": - Maintains appropriate level of forms, material and supplies in an organized manner, and have prepaid charts for downtime procedures. - Maintains patient chart in an appropriate and sequential order with each patient label affixed to medical record appropriately. - Prepares the chart for Medical Records upon transfer, discharge or expiration of the patient. - Initiates and accurately maintains identifying information on all paper Medical Record forms. - Transfer, checks, and notifies Registered Nurse for Advanced Directives and General consents, provides Patient Handbook to patient or family, upon admission. - Utilizes patient label/sticker appropriately and accurately as indicated in policies. - Maintains and keeps current medical con-call binder, admission and discharge log book, census work sheets and snapshots as transaction occurs. - Completes, organizes, and records pertinent information on all admissions, transfers and discharge forms with accuracy and timely. - Maintains and completes the Daily Monthly Activity Log Sheet - Conducts walking rounds at least every four (4) hours and as needed to ensure accurate: Census/ “head” count; Patient’s ID band; Vacant beds - Schedules out-patient appointments through Cerner – Central Appointment System. - Maintains accurate daily/monthly statistical reports. - Affixes zebra labels to lab, radiology, other tests or reports to patient’s medical record in a timely manner. - Conducts appropriate follow-up for: Late trays; Late transport; Patients failing to return from tests, procedures etc. - Provides patient with a copy of the Patient Handbook. - Checks, completes and forwards valuables to the Custodian/Cashier and places a copy of Clothes and Valuables Form #1174 on the patient’s medical chart, upon admission, if applicable. - Retrieves patient’s valuables per policy from Cashier if requested. - Ensures that Patient I.D. bracelets are correct (right location name and Medical Record number) and compare with patient census list as beginning of shift, upon admission, transfer and at end of shift. - Handoffs process – At the end of each shift, handoff communication process should occur to discuss total census on unit, admissions, discharges, deaths, elopements or transfers in / out. - Facilitates patient’s diet orders of requested. - Assists in orientation of new personnel and other unit clerks. - Sets priorities in work (i.e. admission, discharge, transfer/emergency situations). - Prepares medical records for Medical Record Department pick-up and census worksheet completed by end of each shift, if discharging from a remote location. - Removes all discharges from Cerner System at least 30 minutes after patient has left unit. Then "Typical Duties continued Performs Computer Functions": - Enters all discharges including AMA, abscond and death data in the computer in an accurate and timely manner. - Verifies census and reconciles snapshots from Cerner patient printed list at specified time or as needed. - Schedules post hospitalization appointments as indicated. - Performs data entry in Cerner/Tele tracking, OB QS Prenatal System. - Enters and/or updates Medical – Surgical Services and color codes when appropriate. - Performs routine cleaning of Wyse terminals, keyboard and printer. - Reports any computer, printer problems and/or breakdown to HIS Help Desk posts work order number on broken items. - Replenishes/replaces computer mouses, toner, other devices or supplies as needed. - Checks and reports for safety hazards on all equipment, e.g. frayed cords, loose connections etc. Then "Demonstrate awareness of Patient / Family Rights": - Ensures privacy and confidentiality is maintained in all patients related information. - Treats patient and family with respect, courtesy and dignity. Then "Other Related Performance Standards": - Attends and performs annual mandatory class/competencies as required. - Demonstrates punctuality upon reporting to assigned/re-assigned unit. - Maintains good attendance record. - Adheres to hospital dress code. - Aware / follow emergency procedures, fire drill, evacuation procedures and internal/external disaster plan and procedures. - Adapts to changes in workload in a professional and courteous manner. - Cooperates in implementing changes and activities to improve patient care. - Performs other duties as assigned. We need to include all these as list items. That's huge but okay. Now Requirements: Minimum qualifications. - High school diploma or GED equivalent is required (Must provide proof at time of interview). - Minimum of one (1) year of clerical experience is required. - Basic computer skills are required. Also Veteran Preference info: we could add a note: "Veteran preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans with 6+ months service; applicants must self‑identify and provide DD214 or equivalent." This is substantive. Qualifications (Preferred): - Patient care experience. - Bilingual. - Knowledge of medical terminology. Skills: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities list: - Strong interpersonal skills - Prompt emergency response skills - Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with all levels of staff and a patient population composed of diverse cultures and age groups - Demonstrate analytical and organizational, problem‑solving, critical thinking and conflict management/resolution skills - Demonstrate attention to detail, accuracy and precision - Ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced and stressful environment - Ability to make appropriate and timely decisions - Ability to adhere to department policies and standards utilizing best practices incorporating the use of electronic health record (EHR) - Ability to follow Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards - Ability to meet appropriate confidentiality standards for protected health information (PHI) Physical and Environmental Demands maybe could be under Skills? But it's more about demands; maybe we could include under Requirements? But we already have Requirements. Could add a separate section? Not in list. Could incorporate into Requirements as a note. But we have to preserve all substantive info. We could add a

      under Requirements about Physical and Environmental Demands. But the instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We have many sections already; we could add Physical and Environmental Demands under Requirements as a paragraph. Now Benefits: list. -