What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Clerk Med Surg position at Mountainside Medical Center?
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Join our team as an evening-shift, part-time Medical-Surgical Unit Clerk in Montclair, NJ.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
- Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.
Get to Know Your Team:
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200 employees, and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit.
Responsibilities
- The Unit Clerk will be responsible for ensuring the nursing unit runs efficiently.
- Responsible for providing secretarial support for all employees within an assigned nursing unit.
- Demonstrate positive interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, other hospital departments, and unit staff.
- Coordinate with Care Management concerning admissions, transfers, and discharges, and notify the hospitalist if needed.
- Maintain and update patients' records for a given unit.
- Perform a variety of general clerical and non-clinical patient duties, and facilitate communication.
- Expedite interdepartmental services and complies and keep records required on the nursing unit.
- Assist the nursing staff in coordinating the activity of the unit.
- Assist with patient care/quality assurance audits.
- Perform any and all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalency
Strong office skills as well as interpersonal skills.
Preferred Job Requirements:
- 1 year working as a Unit Secretary in an acute care hospital.
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.