Hospital Front Desk & Patient Records Clerk

Stony Brook; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine in Stony Brook, NY seeks a Nursing Station Clerk 1 to greet visitors, direct them to the right locations, answer phones, perform data entry, and prepare patient charts and records for units in inpatient or outpatient settings.

This role involves filling medication tickets, mailing letters, delivering supplies, and maintaining daily logs and files, with duties aligned to NY HELPS program requirements and hospital standards.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of patient care and effectively respond to changing patient needs by making decisions based on ethical principles and adhering to our high standard of excellence.
• One year of full-time clerical (in a health care setting), secretarial (in a health care setting), or patient care experience is required for provisional appointment.
• Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Responsibilities

• Orient patient and/or family to unit, providing general information regarding the room, unit and hospital and serve as a contact point to patients and families.
• Give information on patient condition within existing policies, and direct visitors to the appropriate locations.
• Process physicians' orders by recording written orders in charts, kardex, flag sheets, or directly into a computer file after review by a Registered Nurse; and by filling out medication tickets and pharmacy requisitions.
• Receive new admissions.
• Prepare and maintain patient charts, daily log and clinic log.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Patient care knowledge

Ethical decision-making

Job description

Stony Brook Medicine in Stony Brook, NY seeks a Nursing Station Clerk 1 to greet visitors, direct them to the right locations, answer phones, perform data entry, and prepare patient charts and records for units in inpatient or outpatient settings.

This role involves filling medication tickets, mailing letters, delivering supplies, and maintaining daily logs and files, with duties aligned to NY HELPS program requirements and hospital standards.