Ward Clerk

Petersburg Medical Center; Alaska; On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Petersburg Medical Center seeks a Clerical Assistant to manage reception and clerical duties in the nursing unit. The role requires proficiency in medical terminology, strong communication skills, and attention to detail. The candidate should be a high school graduate with previous experience in a medical setting. On-the-job training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with medical terminology is a plus.
• Past experience in a medical center or hospital is helpful.
• Experience in an office or hospital setting required.

Responsibilities

• Handles clerical duties including reception and transmittal of messages.
• Registers patients in the emergency room and completes admissions forms.
• Completes requisitions for lab/x-rays and delivers to departments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication

Telephone skills

Computer skills

Education

High school graduate

Job description

PMC Mission and Values

Our Mission is excellence in healthcare services and the promotion of wellness in our community. Our Guiding Values are Integrity, Dignity, Professionalism, Quality and Teamwork.

Job Summary

Handles the clerical duties of a nursing unit, including reception, transmittal of messages, records, directing guests, mail and transcription of physician's orders. May assist in inventory and ordering supplies. Requires knowledge of medical terminology, keyboarding skills, and at least 2 years prior clerical experience.

Duties Include:

• Assembling and restocking charts, labeling chart pages. Noting and transcribing physician's orders to medication administration record
• Registering patients in the emergency room. Completing admissions face sheet and obtaining signatures
• Contacting Dietary, Laboratory and Radiology - with new orders
• Completing requisitions for lab / x-rays and delivering to the departments
• Answering the telephone at the nurse's station
• Completing charts as needed. Check and transfer information. Typing policies, protocols etc.
• Restocking of forms, office supplies in acute care and emergency room.
• Performs 24-hour chart checks for new orders as needed. Prepares extra acute care, OB, ER observation and Long Term Care charts. Checks LTC lab list on a daily basis and prepares requisitions to deliver to the lab
• Verifies count and sign in LTC medications from the drug store
• Performs additional duties as required

Qualifications

• Familiarity with medical terminology is a plus. Attention to detail and an understanding of confidential nature of medical records is needed. Polite, friendly manner, good communication and telephone skills, computer skills are required. Past experience in a medical center or hospital is helpful
• Education. A high school graduate with experience in an office or hospital setting
• Training and Experience. Receives on-the-job training. Computer input / data ability required.

Accountability

This position reports directly to the Nursing Supervisor or Director of Nursing. Day to day direction and instruction may also come from the nursing staff.