Unit Clerk - FlexStaff (Temp)

Northwell; Melville (NY); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Northwell Health is seeking an Administrative Clerk to assist patients with public benefits applications via phone and document in EPIC. The role supports both hospital stays and office visits by maintaining accurate charts and data entry.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, 8am–4pm or 9am–5pm, with duties including answering calls, chart maintenance, transcription of orders, data entry for labs and demographics, discharge chart review, census notifications, room coordination, and orderly workspaces.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior clerical experience preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology related to the unit.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Responsabilités

• Answering telephone and taking messages; report requests to management.
• Create and maintain patient charts during stays or visits.
• Transcribe physician orders and communicate changes.
• Enter lab, demographic and clinical data into the system.
• Review discharge charts for completeness and submit to Medical Records.
• Notify Admitting of census changes and coordinate room assignments.
• Maintain orderly chart areas and department supplies.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Medical terminology knowledge

Formation

High School Diploma or equivalent

Description du poste

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm or 9am-5pm.

Telephonically engage patients to complete public benefits applications online such as SNAP, Medicaid and document in the EPIC platform.

Responsibilities

• Answering telephone and taking messages. Reporting requests and alerting management of any questions or issues.
• Creating and maintaining patient charts during hospital stays or office visits. Preparing charts to accompany patient to off-unit activity.
• Transcribes physician orders into appropriate documentation. Communicating any order changes or discrepancies to management
• Entering lab work/diagnostic testing requests, demographic and clinical information requests into computer system
• Reviewing patient charts upon discharge for completion, according to policy, and submitting to Medical Records
• Notifying Admitting department of any changes in census resulting from newly assigned/transferred/discharged patients
• Coordinating room assignments with Admitting department and maintaining/changing patient records to reflect reassignment, including notification of when patient's room is ready
• Maintains chart areas, desks, files, etc. in neat and orderly condition
• Maintains department supply inventory. Performs related duties, as required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required
• Prior clerical experience, preferred
• Knowledge of medical terminology as it relates to unit
• Ability to communicate effectively.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).