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Immediate Need for Unit Clerk for Permanent Position in Pittsbur Location: US-PA-Pittsburgh Email this job to a friend
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Job Title:Unit Clerk Location:Pittsburgh, PA 15221 Duration:Permanent Position Shift: Morning Evening Overnight Job Description: General Summary: - The Unit Clerk is responsible for the daily operation and follow-through of the unit station, overseeing the implementation of physician's orders and nursing procedures for the delivery of quality patient care.
- The Unit Clerk is active in department activities, transdisciplinary team activities, and East End activities to ensure individualized, patient-centered health care for all patient populations admitted to East End Behavioral Health Hospital.
Patient Population: - Delivers direct patient care appropriate to the patients served. The ages of the patients served are adult (18-65 years of age) and geriatric (65 and older).
Essential Functions: - Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Unit Clerk competency checklist.
- Prioritizes and works independently in organizing the nursing unit station, keeping station clean and presentable.
- Ensures call lights and telephone are answered in a timely manner and ensures messages are recorded and delivered in a timely manner.
- Serves as liaison between physicians, staff members and other departments.
- Answers telephone in a courteous manner exchanging information in an appropriate manner which requires good oral and written communication skills.
- Properly plans/organizes work for assigned shift to properly utilize time, resources, manpower and supplies to ensure patient receives appropriate quality care.
- Maintains confidentiality of privileged information.
- Adheres to East End policies, procedures, all safety plans, and all standards imposed by regulatory organizations.
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