Patient Care Clerk — Front Desk & Chart Prep

Stony Brook Medicine; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smoke-free environment

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine seeks a Nursing Station Clerk 1 to greet visitors, answer phones, and manage patient charts in inpatient or outpatient units. The role involves data entry, logs, medication tickets, and delivering supplies and records to assigned units.

Qualified candidates may be considered under NY HELPS with temporary appointments; one year of health-care clerical or patient care experience is required.

Qualifications

• One year of full-time clerical (in a health care setting), secretarial (in a health care setting), or patient care experience.
• Provisional candidates must take the examination for Nursing Station Clerk 1 when it is next offered and must be reachable on the resulting eligible list to maintain employment.
• This position is eligible for 55b/c designation and are subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Orient patient and/or family to unit, providing general information regarding the room, unit and hospital and serve as a contact person 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 in 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

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Patient care knowledge

Job description

Stony Brook Medicine seeks a Nursing Station Clerk 1 to greet visitors, answer phones, and manage patient charts in inpatient or outpatient units. The role involves data entry, logs, medication tickets, and delivering supplies and records to assigned units.

Qualified candidates may be considered under NY HELPS with temporary appointments; one year of health-care clerical or patient care experience is required.