MEDICAL CLERK

UNIHEALTH-PARAÑAQUE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER INC.; Naga; On-site; PHP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

UNIHEALTH-PARAÑAQUE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER INC. is seeking a detail‑oriented ward clerk to support physicians and nurses in delivering quality patient care.

You will report 30 minutes before your scheduled duty, assist with medical records, and coordinate with departments to keep the unit orderly and well documented. You will use basic office skills and the Hospital Information System/Bizbox, answer calls, relay messages, and help with admissions kits, MAR forms, and patient discharge

Qualifications

• Graduate in any 4-year course.
• Fresh graduate or any.

Responsibilities

• Reports on the assigned area 30 mins prior to scheduled duty.
• Understands basic office skills, including proficiency in the use of Hospital Information System/Bizbox
• Answer phone calls and conveying messages to appropriate staff and patients
• Demonstrates verbal and written interpersonal communication skills in order to communicate effectively with patients and their families, and with other members of the health care team.
• Reports any issue of concern in the ward to the Head Nurse/Charge Nurse
• Collaborates with the Institutional Worker in ensuring the cleanliness and orderliness of the nursing unit
• Follows the general hospital safety policy and principles
• Organizes, Updates, and Files Medical Records
• Prepares admission kits and pillows (encode as admission fee) and wrist bands prior to Direct-To-Room admissions
• Encodes online requests of patient’s medication and supplies
• Fills out requisition forms if a patient needs pharmaceuticals, particularly the classification and correct spelling of medications including laboratory tests/diagnostics/radiology requests to be performed.
• Process and maintain MAR (Medication Administration Record) – patient’s medication form
• Monitors and replenishes the stock of Emergency “E” Cart by forwarding timely and monthly inventory as approved by the Head Nurse
• Responsible to patients who are on their way home and give discharged patients all the necessary paperwork relevant to their medical situation
• Organizes the charts of discharged patients
• Answers non-medical patient’s questions like/related to PhilHealth (CF4), requirements for PCSO, SSS and the likes.
• Organizes all the forms like folders of records, request logbooks needed in the unit and requests of inadequate forms at PMO (Property Custodian for Riso graphing)
• Prepares forms needed/requested by the patient/s (patient’s relative) for filing at the Medical Records Department such as Medical Certificates, Death Certificates and the likes.
• Keeps track of patient’s transfer and knows which room/bed contains which patient.
• Carries out other related tasks that may be designated to or required of the job.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

4-year degree or equivalent

Tools

Bizbox

Job description

Job Summary

• Works collaboratively with the team of physicians and under the supervision of nurses to deliver quality patient care.
• Report on the assigned area 30 minutes prior to schedule duty.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Reports on the assigned area 30 mins. prior to scheduled duty
2. Understands basic office skills, including proficiency in the use of Hospital Information System/Bizbox
3. Answer phone calls and conveying messages to appropriate staff and patients
4. Demonstrates verbal and written interpersonal communication skills in order to communicate effectively with patients and their families, and with other members of the health care team.
5. Reports any issue of concern in the ward to the Head Nurse/Charge Nurse
6. Collaborates with the Institutional Worker in ensuring the cleanliness and orderliness of the nursing unit
7. Follows the general hospital safety policy and principles
8. Organizes, Updates, and Files Medical Records
9. Prepares admission kits and pillows (encode as admission fee) and wrist bands prior to Direct-To-Room admissions
10. Encodes online requests of patient’s medication and supplies
11. Fills out requisition forms if a patient needs pharmaceuticals, particularly the classification and correct spelling of medications including laboratory tests/diagnostics/radiology requests to be performed.
12. Process and maintain MAR (Medication Administration Record) – patient’s medication form
13. Monitors and replenishes the stock of Emergency “E” Cart by forwarding timely and monthly inventory as approved by the Head Nurse
14. Responsible to patients who are on their way home and give discharged patients all the necessary paperwork relevant to their medical situation
15. Organizes the charts of discharged patients
16. Answers non-medical patient’s questions like/related to PhilHealth (CF4), requirements for PCSO, SSS and the likes.
17. Organizes all the forms like folders of records, request logbooks needed in the unit and requests of inadequate forms at PMO (Property Custodian for Riso graphing)
18. Prepares forms needed/requested by the patient/s (patient’s relative) for filing at the Medical Records Department such as Medical Certificates, Death Certificates and the likes.
19. Keeps track of patient’s transfer and knows which room/bed contains which patient.
20. Carries out other related tasks that may be designated to or required of the job.

Job Specifications

Education/Experience

• Graduate in any 4 years course.
• Fresh Graduate or any.

Working Schedule

• Shifting Schedule w/ 5 working days