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

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a Nursing Unit Clerk to support the nursing team in both inpatient and outpatient areas. You will interact with patients, families, and healthcare staff, manage messages, and help maintain census and billing processes.

This on-campus, part-time position offers a merit appointment, with weekend rotations and shift differentials. Strong communication and clerical skills are essential, along with basic MS Word/Excel proficiency.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with 1 year clerical/health care experience, or 2 years clerical/health care experience.
• Public contact/customer service experience and medical terminology knowledge.
• Proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel; excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with patients, visitors, and health care professionals and maintains positive relationships.
• Uses electronic systems to coordinate team communication and patient information.
• Answers calls, delivers messages, and keeps white boards updated.
• Maintains census information and processes patient charges.
• Notifies health care professionals of admissions and prepares forms with patient ID information.
• Maintains hospital records using standard medical terminology and symbols.
• Assists in scheduling tests and appointments and follows infection control policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Teamwork

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

High school diploma

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

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

Aptitudesrequired 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 andnight.
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

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
• Any combination of clerical experience and/or health care experience which totals two years.

Desired Qualifications:

• 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

Job openings are posted for a minimum of10calendar 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 [e-mail]

Successful candidates will be required toself-discloseanyconviction 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.

Additional Information

• Appointment Type: Merit
• Schedule: Part-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Contact Information

• Contact Name: Kiley Skay

Equal opportunity employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, [phone] or [e-mail] . For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543 .