Unit Clerk

Title: Unit Clerk

Type: Full Time

Location: Bethany Home

Work type: Onsite

Pay: $18 to $20 (More if C.N.A)

Description: Shift: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

About Us

Bethany is a faith-based, mission-driven healthcare facility located in the beautiful city of Waupaca, Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1897 and has been in continuous operation ever since. We believe that everyone served deserves the highest quality care and that everything we do must fall in line with our mission.

OUR TEAM

Every employee of Bethany brings unique God-given talents, passions and abilities to dedicate their careers to serving residents, families and fellow team members. We have a loyal family culture and are in pursuit of creative, high-energy, engaged people who will join our family and make good on this promise.

Requirements:

• Communicates with members of the health care team, patients, and visitors using verbal and written means and equipment such as the telephone and intercom.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Stamps, assembles, completes, and processes patients' charts. Keeps patient records accurately identified.
• Prepares and maintains the unit’s medical information system, including patient profiles.
• Checks charts daily for incomplete histories and operative summaries and brings these to the attention of the appropriate member of the health care team for correction. Checks charts and removes nonpermanent reports when permanent reports are obtained.
• Prepares special forms such as bodyrelease permits. Obtains closed records from Medical Records.
• Prepares daily patient services requisitions. Completes requests for nonmedical services such as TV and beauty care appointments for patients.
• Sends profile and changeofbed status to the pharmacy on patient admission, discharge, and transfer.
• Initiates daily worksheets such as temperature, diet, defecation, and lab slip.
• Orders unit supplies to maintain inventory of the unit's equipment stock and supplies. Assists with receiving, distributing, and sorting supplies brought to the unit. Prepare requisitions and reports for maintenance repairs. Checks to ensure accurate charging of exchangecart items.
• Maintains accurate time and pay records, timecards, and work schedules. Notifies the Nursing Office of schedule changes and forwards the paycheck list to the Nursing Office.
• Obtains lab and Xray reports and notifies doctors of results.
• Must be flexible in scheduling and other duties as required, such as passing meds, ADLs, etc.
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to type.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from high school or equivalent required.
  
  

Competitive starting wage and full benefit package for Staff who work a scheduled shift of 60 hours biweekly or more.

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• 403B Employer Matching
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• On-site Fitness Center Discount to employees If this is the type of culture and team family you'd like to be a part of, then apply today!!!
  
  

Bethany is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.