Unit Clerk: Cardiac ICU - Weekend Days

MU Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement options with employer match

Tuition assistance for employees and 4

Discounts on cell plans and more

Job summary

MU Health Care is seeking a Unit Clerk for the Cardiac ICU at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. This on-site position covers a weekend days shift (Fri–Sun 0700–1930). The role focuses on patient flow, clerical support, and maintaining an orderly unit environment.

The successful candidate will handle phone and desk tasks, transcribe orders, manage supplies, and assist staff while delivering courteous patient-centered service in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and facilitates unit activities including promptly answering call lights using positive guest relations skills and page-appropriate staff.
• Demonstrate ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining an orderly desk routine.
• Function as the computer and office equipment resource or super user for the unit.
• Greets and directs patients, visitors, and employees with courtesy and respect, and addresses them professionally.
• Maintain a neat, clean patient environment. Maintain unit supplies, restocking as needed.
• Meets the standards for regulatory requirements for state and federal agencies.
• Provide administrative and clerical support for the assigned unit including transcribing and processing physician orders, including computer entry.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

Shift: Weekend Days (Fri - Sun 0700 - 1930)

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Department: Cardiac ICU

Facility: University Hospital - 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO

Compensation:

Base Pay Range: $15.00 - $23.64 per hour/per year, based on experience

Shift Differentials: Additional $1.00 per hour for weekend shift

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is looking for a dynamic and organized individual to join our team as a Unit Clerk. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem-solver with exceptional guest relations skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently. We seek someone who is detail-oriented, flexible, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Your role will be crucial inmaintaininga positive and orderly unit atmosphere, supporting both staff and patients with courtesy and respect. If you are a team player who is passionate about contributing to a patient-centered care environment, we encourage you to apply and become a vital part of our healthcare community.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger - to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

• Coordinates and facilitates unit activities including promptly answering call lights using positive guest relations skills and page-appropriate staff. Monitor visitors on the unit and alert staff to possible problems and security issues. Assist in the coordination of emergencies and codes.
• Demonstrate ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks while maintaining an orderly desk routine. Maintain unit station and common areas in a neat and orderly manner. Educate and train new unit clerks, students, and other staff, related to unit clerk activities and responsibilities. Contribute to and support a positive learning environment.
• Function as the computer and office equipment resource or super user for the unit. Maintain appropriate medical records and other forms needed during computer downtime. As needed, deliver lab specimens, and deliver/pick up supplies from other departments. Maintain scheduling flexibility to meet unit needs.
• Greets and directs patients, visitors, and employees with courtesy and respect, and addresses them professionally. Utilizes the principles of Patient Family Centered Care.
• Maintain a neat, clean patient environment. Maintain unit supplies, restocking as needed. Cost - effectively utilize human and material resources.
• Meets the standards for regulatory requirements for state and federal agencies.
• Promote and achieve the satisfaction of internal customers. Effectively intercede with families and patients and resolve concerns if able, if notable consult with the RN providing care to the patient.
• Provides administrative and clerical support for the assigned unit including transcribing and processing physician orders, including computer entry. Answer phones, direct calls and take messages for physicians, nurses, and staff. Function as the resource person and unit communicator such as knowing the location of staff, equipment, and supplies. Maintain inventory and par levels of unit forms and general office supplies. Coordinate paperwork for the unit, including admissions/discharge logs, census logs, patient medical records, and other unit-specific documentation. Maintain accurate and timely entry of information into the computerized bed-management system. Perform charge entry duties. Run and reconcile reports for management and supervisors. Collect patient and unit data as assigned.
• May complete unit/department-specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma oran equivalentcombination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Additionallicense/certification requirements asdeterminedby the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. Theemployee may berequired ambulate, remain in a stationarypositionand position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee maybe requiredto move objects up to 10 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.