Clerical Assistant - Med Surg

Clerical Assistant

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Clerical Assistant for our Med Surg Unit located within the Edgewood Hospital. Shift/Hours: This position is scheduled for 7:00AM to 3:00PM every third weekend, plus two weekday shifts from 3:00PM to 11:00PM. Weekday shifts will be coordinated with the current clerical team.

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The Clerical Assistant is responsible for coordinating and maintaining the clerical functions and duties of a designated unit or program. Utilizes customer service skills when greeting patient/visitors and answering telephone. Demonstrates the ability to complete worklist tasks triggered by physician orders or nurse generated tasks under the direct supervision of licensed nursing personnel.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

• Utilizes customer service skills when addressing patients/visitors, physicians and co-workers face to face and on the telephone.
• Organizes and performs clerical duties in Epic related to admission, discharges, and transfers of a patient to assure pertinent data is recorded for present and future use. Complete worklist tasks triggered by physician orders or nurse-generated tasks. Updates and maintains patient records as prescribed by the hospital and unit policy to allow functional use by nursing and medical staff.
• Functions as information source for medical and nursing staff, patients, and visitors. Relays written and verbal communication and will be responsible for reporting all pertinent patient/family observations to the professional staff.
• Performs activities designed to support unit as directed such as ensuring compliance with environmental standards by performing light housekeeping duties and participation in performance improvement activities including compliance checks, data accuracy checks, etc.
• Assists in maintaining adequate amount of supplies on the nursing unit and obtains other items as needed from Central Supply and Par Level.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• High school diploma or GED

Specialized Knowledge:

• Basic computer literacy

Kind and Length of Experience:

• Successful work employment history
• Prior clerical experience including phone etiquette
• Data entry

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

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