Nursing Unit Clerk - Postpartum & Newborn Unit (7JPP) - 60% Day Weekends

University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Nursing Unit Clerk to assist members of the nursing team in provision of multiple types of patient care in in-patient and out-patient care areas. Their work requires familiarity with a wide variety of nursing procedures used in delivering patient care.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Communicates and interacts with patients, visitors, and other health care professionals in an effective manner and maintains positive, cooperative relationships
• Utilizes and maintains electronic communication systems to ensure communication among the health care team members and patients/families, including text pagers, locator badges, wireless phones, and other new systems
• Provides information and direction to health care personnel and visitors coming to the unit, answers the telephone; takes and delivers messages and assists in keeping White Boards updated at least daily as appropriate
• Helps to answer call lights, maintain call-light system, and relay information in a timely manner to appropriate team members
• Proficient in navigating web-based resources and using online clinical and business applications
• Performs computer functions within scope of role as defined by the individual unit
• Maintains accurate census information; (e.g., timely ADT entry into IDX, Premise bed board activities, correct level of accommodation charges, and census reconciliation)
• Processes patient charges including batching charges in a timely manner, as appropriate
• Notifies appropriate health care professionals of a patient admission and prepares the required forms with patient identification information
• Completes and maintains hospital and nursing records
• Uses appropriate medical terminology and symbols, i.e. verbal, written and electronic
• Assists health care providers in scheduling patient tests and appointments
• Practices standard precautions in infection control in accordance with institutional policy
• Assists staff during emergencies, and other patient cares and services as directed
• Maintains a process for ordering, obtaining, and storing supplies that is cost effective and meets unit needs
• Participates in unit staff meetings and in-services
• Performs other projects or tasks as assigned

Aptitudes required in order to perform responsibilities:

• Work in an environment with conflicting demands and/or priorities and rushed and/or urgent timelines
• Manage multiple assignments and provide quick reaction and immediate response to emergencies
• Maintain attention to detail over extended period of time and continually be aware of variations in changing situations
• Strong communication skills and a tolerance for an active work environment with potential for negative behavior
• Work well with all levels and types of people

Percent of Time: 60%
Schedule: Day weekend - 12 hour shifts - Sat/Sun (0700-1930) - every weekend with holidays as assigned.
Location: John Pappajohn Pavilion (JPP)
Rotations: Rotating weekends & holidays assigned
Merit Pay Plan
Pay Differentials: Shift differentials for evening and night.
Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants. https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits

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Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from high school and any combination of clerical experience, health care experience and/or post high school education which totals one year, or

• Preferred candidates will possess: 6 months of clerical experience, public contact/customer service experience, medical terminology knowledge, proficiency in MS Word, and proficiency in MS Excel. Excellent communication skills

Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Morgan Schipper at morgan-finnegan@uiowa.edu

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.