What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Clerk 8 Hr. 7760 #13398 position at Oroville Hospital?
Job Description
Unit Clerk 8 Hr. 7760 #13398 Job #: 13398 Job Category: Nursing Job Type: Full Time Shift Type: Variable Facility: Department: Ambulatory Services Pay Range: $18.63/hr. - $23.52/hr. Open Date: 01.28.26 Close Date: Qualifications:- High School Graduate
- Medical Terminology
Start Date:
Open Until Filled.
Qualifications:
- High School Graduate
- Medical Terminology
- Computer skills
- Telephone skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple duties
Duties &
Responsibilities:
Job Summary
The Unit Clerk performs general duties and is in charge of maintaining the charts. The Unit Clerk assists in coordinating interdepartmental patient activities. The Unit Clerk works closely with the Charge Nurse to ensure physician's orders are noted.
Duties
- Demonstrates professional responsibility in role of Unit Clerk
- Complies with personnel policies
- Takes action based on constructive performance evaluations and feedback
- Maintains confidentiality when interacting with patient's families personnel and the public
- Completes all shift duties prior to end of shift
- Attends 75% of scheduled staff meetings
- Arrives on time consistently
- Orients new employees
- Floats between units
- Accurately performs clerical duties
- Orders tests and procedures accurately
- Laboratory requisitions
- X-ray
- EKG
- EEG
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Dietary
- Special procedures
- Arranges patient transfers and photocopies charts for transfers
- Arranges appointments for patients
- Transcribes all physicians orders on to Kardex and MAR accurately
- Initials all transcriptions
- Files all incoming chart information in proper sequence
- Screens charts for completeness
- Notes missing signatures
- Tears down charts in proper sequence
- Demonstrates telephone skills
- Knowledge of all phone functions
- Politely answers all calls
- Identifies Unit, name and title
- Demonstrate how to place emergency calls
- Calls physicians when requested
- Orders tests and procedures accurately
- Informs staffing office of all admissions, transfers and discharges as they occur
- Reports incoming information to Charge Nurse
- Relates unit policy regarding visitors to family and friends
- Accurately gives report to on-coming unit clerk
- Unit Duties
- Maintains neat and orderly desk work area
- Orders and stocks unit supplies
Other Info:
Lifting Requirements: Sedentary - frequently carries 10 pounds or less and occasionally carrying such items as binders, charts, etc. up to 25 pounds.
Job Posted:
01/28/2028
Contact Name:
Human Resources
Contact Phone:
530.712.2137
Contact Email:
hrrecruiting@orohosp.com
Salary : $19 - $24