Unit Clerk - 5th Med/Surg - Full Time Nights (63098)

Fairfield Medical Center; Lancaster (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, OH is seeking a Unit Clerk to perform clerical and receptionist duties under the direction of the Staff RN.

You will monitor telemetry, maintain patient charts, transcribe orders, answer phones, greet visitors, and support nursing staff to ensure smooth unit operations during night shifts.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required.
• Previous clerical support or healthcare experience preferred.
• On the job training.
• Strong interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills. Professional telephone etiquette.

Responsibilities

• Observes telemetry monitors and alerts RN of changes.
• Maintains additional patient packets.
• Updates patient charts, graphs vital signs, heights and weights.
• Performs general receptionist duties: answers phone, screens calls, refers calls, takes messages, greets and assists visitors, etc.

Skills

Clerical skills

Healthcare experience

Telephone etiquette

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: 5th Med\\Surg - FMC Main Campus - Lancaster, OH 43130, Position Type: Full Time .90, Travel Percentage: No Driving Required, Job Shift: Night, Job Category: Clinical Support.

For more than a century, Fairfield Medical Center has been a regional healthcare provider who delivers exceptional care to our patients by creating exceptional experiences for our employees. The driver behind our culture is that we all believe in the value of it, and we hire people into the organization who are also committed to making a difference. Our employees truly go the extra mile to serve our patients and each other. When you join us, you become part of our team; it is our goal to not only be the best place you will ever work, but the only place you will want to work. Join our team. Make a difference.

Job Description

The Unit Clerk will perform clerical and receptionist duties. Under the direction of the Staff RN, the Unit Clerk is responsible for watching monitors, maintenance of patient charts, transcription of orders and answering telephones.

• Observes telemetry monitors and alerts RN of changes.
• Maintains additional patient packets.
• Updates patient charts, graphs vital signs, heights and weights.
• Performs general receptionist duties: answers phone, screens calls, refers calls, takes messages, greets and assists visitors, etc.
• Transcribes physician orders and has knowledge of order entry system.
• Monitors patient destination and location of patient charts.
• Answers intercom promptly and communicates patient needs to appropriate nursing staff.
• Maintains department records and statistics.
• Orients and trains new employees.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required.
• Previous clerical support or healthcare experience preferred.
• On the job training.
• Strong interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills. Professional telephone etiquette.

Medium Work

Medium Work: Exerting up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible up to 10 pounds amount of force often.