Patient Care Tech / PCT OB Birth Clerk

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, OB Birth Clerk, Patient Care Tech (PCT) in Topeka, KS. 

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, a part of a rich legacy of compassionate care since 1909, now offers 378 licensed beds, a history of innovation, and strong community support.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical and clinical support to the department to contribute to an effective and organized department.  Maintains files, medical records, a nd unit forms in a timely and accurate manner.
• Completes and maintains the Electronic Birth Certificate documents to assure legal registration of newborns per KDHE statutes.
• Completes unit charge review and reconciliation each day and escalates concerns to billing department to ensure accurate charge capture and billing of services rendered.
• Responsible for answering phone calls, responding to patient call lights, and screening unit visitors before allowing entry to the unit.
• Runs report on unscheduled c-section patients and coordinates with the office staff to ensure patients have appropriate  follow-up appointments scheduled.
• Greets patients who arrive on the unit for scheduled procedures or triage; rooms patients and arrives patient s in Epic.  Obtains copies of patient ID cards, prints consent to treat form.
• Completes Quality Control Audits and EHR audits as requested by department manager. 
• Completes clinical tasks  as necessary to meet patient care and unit needs, including but not limited to: transporting specimens, obtaining vital signs, toileting patients, obtaining lab specimens, completing POC glucose testing, bathing patients, patient rounding , transporting patients or any task that falls within the scope of practice.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA).

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Experience in a health care setting.