Ward Clerk

Fundamental; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Paid time off

DailyPay

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Fundamental is seeking a Ward Clerk to play a critical role in ensuring quality patient care by maintaining organized patient charts and supporting nursing and medical staff. The role emphasizes efficient documentation, timely communication, and coordination across departments to enable smooth unit operations.

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, reliability, and prior medical/clerical experience is preferred. This is a full-time on-site role with competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Must have at minimum a High School diploma or equivalent GED.
• Strong organizational and communication skills preferred.
• Previous medical and clerical experience recommended.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical and administrative support to facilitate unit operations.
• Answers and routes telephone calls and messages promptly.
• Maintains patient charts, and ensures documentation is filed/scanned correctly.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge paperwork and related tasks.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent GED

Job description

• Maintains accurate, complete, and organized patient charts and ensures required documentation is filed/scanned appropriately.
• Reviews charts for missing, incomplete, or unsigned documentation and promptly communicates deficiencies to nursing staff.
• Answers and appropriately routes telephone calls and communicates messages accurately and promptly.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge paperwork and ensures required documents are available and organized.
• Maintains current patient census, unit logs, assignment sheets, and other required tracking documents.
• Assists nursing leadership with preparation and completion of daily and monthly reports.
• Coordinates communication between nursing, providers, Social Services, Admissions, HIM, Pharmacy, and other departments as appropriate.
• Ensures provider orders, laboratory results, reports, and other clinical documentation are appropriately routed to nursing staff for follow-up.
• Maintains confidentiality and complies with HIPAA and facility privacy requirements.
• Identifies missing paperwork or documentation and follows through until the issue is resolved or appropriately escalated.
• Maintains an organized nurses’ station and ensures commonly used forms and supplies are readily available.
• Prioritizes multiple tasks in a fast-paced behavioral-health environment while maintaining accuracy.
• Immediately communicates urgent patient-care information, abnormal reports/results received, safety concerns, or documentation concerns to the appropriate licensed nurse.
• Performs additional clerical and administrative duties as assigned by nursing leadership.

• Maintains accurate, complete, and organized patient charts and ensures required documentation is filed/scanned appropriately.
• Reviews charts for missing, incomplete, or unsigned documentation and promptly communicates deficiencies to nursing staff.
• Answers and appropriately routes telephone calls and communicates messages accurately and promptly.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge paperwork and ensures required documents are available and organized.
• Maintains current patient census, unit logs, assignment sheets, and other required tracking documents.
• Assists nursing leadership with preparation and completion of daily and monthly reports.
• Coordinates communication between nursing, providers, Social Services, Admissions, HIM, Pharmacy, and other departments as appropriate.
• Ensures provider orders, laboratory results, reports, and other clinical documentation are appropriately routed to nursing staff for follow-up.
• Maintains confidentiality and complies with HIPAA and facility privacy requirements.
• Identifies missing paperwork or documentation and follows through until the issue is resolved or appropriately escalated.
• Maintains an organized nurses’ station and ensures commonly used forms and supplies are readily available.
• Prioritizes multiple tasks in a fast-paced behavioral-health environment while maintaining accuracy.
• Immediately communicates urgent patient-care information, abnormal reports/results received, safety concerns, or documentation concerns to the appropriate licensed nurse.
• Performs additional clerical and administrative duties as assigned by nursing leadership.

Position Summary

Play a critical role in ensuring quality patient care, while enabling medical and nursing staff to do their work efficiently and in compliance with facility policies and procedures. Utilize your efficiency, organization, and excellent communication skills to maximize unit outcomes working in the role of the Ward Clerk.

Posted Salary Range

USD $20.00 - USD $25.00 /Hr.

Wage Commensuration

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, education and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provides clerical and select administrative services that facilitate unit operations and support the delivery of care to patients/ residents requiring care including:

• answering phone calls
• maintaining patient charts
• completing various reports
• other related duties.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Must have at minimum a High School diploma or equivalent G.E.D
• Must be hard working, friendly, organized, and professional
• Previous medical and clerical experience strongly preferred
• Reliable transportation required

Benefits

All of our employees are valued and receive a competitive wage; full time team members are also offered a comprehensive benefit package which includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance/ Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement & Nursing Loan Repayment Programs
• PerkSpot - Local Deals and Weekly Perks Program
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off Plan
• New Pet Insurance Discount available
• DailyPay option available! – Get your pay, when you need it.
• Purchasing Power - online purchase/payroll deduction
• Tickets at Work - entertainment ticket discounts
• Employee Assistance Plan - easy-to-use services to help with everyday challenges of life (available for all employees and their families)
• Helping Friends Foundation - our employees’ hardship/crisis fund
• Auto and Home Insurance - employee discount available – payroll deduction!
• In-facility education programs and more!

EOE Statement

Drug Free, Smoke-Free work place. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets