Clerk/Tech - ED (PRN)

Henry Community Health; New Castle (IN); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 23 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Continuing education scholarships

Generous paid days off (PDO) with roll

Employer funded pension

Résumé du poste

Henry Community Health is seeking a clinic/bedside technician to provide clerical services in the assigned unit. You will process physician orders and schedule tests and appointments to expedite diagnoses and treatment.

You will contact other facilities to arrange transfers and monitor telemetry when needed. Responsibilities include recording patient information, assisting with basic needs, and ensuring accurate billing entries.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to read and write well enough to follow detailed procedures and perform basic mathematics
• Requires knowledge of office procedures and equipment
• Requires the ability to read telemetry monitor strips and interpret life threatening arrhythmic conditions
• Requires knowledge of basic medical terminology
• Requires high school education or equivalent
• Prefer six to twelve months of clinical/clerical experience in an acute care setting and at least three months experience as a nursing assistant or ward clerk

Responsabilités

• Works independently in providing various clerical services to their assigned unit.
• Processes physician's orders and works collaboratively with many departments to schedule patient tests and appointments to expedite patient diagnoses and treatment.
• Contact and interact with other facilities to arrange appointments, tests, and transfers.
• May monitor telemetry rhythms for changes in fetal or cardiac rhythms and interprets rhythms and keeps nurse informed of arrhythmias.
• Technician/Clerks monitor blood pressure and oxygen sats and report changes to nurse.
• Records pertinent patient information and rhythm strips in the clinical record.
• Assist with basic patient needs as necessary.
• Act as a focus of communication for internal/external customer service.
• Performs computer operations, initiates and maintains admission, discharge, and transfer information.
• Responsible for accurate billing/charge entry.

Connaissances

Telemetry interpretation

Clerical accuracy

Communications

Reading/writing

Basic math

Formation

High school education or equivalent

Outils

Billing systems

Computer systems

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• Works independently in providing various clerical services to their assigned unit.


• Processes physician's orders and works collaboratively with many departments to schedule patient tests and appointments to expedite patient diagnoses and treatment.


• Required to contact and interact with other facilities in order to arrange appointments, tests, and transfers.


• May monitor telemetry rhythms for pertinent changes in fetal or cardiac rhythms and interprets rhythms and keeps nurse informed of life threatening arrhythmias.


• Technician/Clerks are responsible for monitoring blood pressure and oxygen sats and reporting changes to appropriate nurse.


• Records pertinent patient information and rhythm strips in the clinical record.


• Will assist with basic patient needs as necessary.


• Consistently acts as a focus of communication for internal/external customer service.


• Performs computer operations accurately and efficiently. Initiates and maintains admission, discharge, and transfer information.


• Responsible for accurate billing/charge entry.

Qualifications

• Successfully passes unit specific competencies.


• Requires the ability to read and write well enough to follow detailed procedures and perform basic mathematics


• Requires knowledge of office procedures and equipment


• Requires the ability to read telemetry monitor strips and interpret life threatening arrhythmic conditions


• Requires knowledge of basic medical terminology


• Requires high school education or equivalent


• Prefer six to twelve months of clinical/clerical experience in an acute care setting and at least three months experience as a nursing assistant or ward clerk

Benefits

We believe that work-life balance is critical to fulfilling our values of excellence and service. That's why we offer flexible scheduling, competitive compensation, bonuses and discounts for you and your family. In addition to health, vision and dental insurance; a few of the benefits available at HCH include:

• Continuing education scholarships


• Generous paid days off (PDO) - with the option to rollover unused hours each year


• Employer funded pension

Join a health system known for its best in class care. To learn more about these designations and achievements visit https://www.hchcares.org/blog/category/health-news/

Working Hours

• PRN


• Hours/Days per week will vary


• Works a minimum of two, 12 hour shifts per four week schedule


• Works one holiday per year