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Guthrie · 10 hours ago

Unit Clerk - Acute Care - Full Time

Binghamton, NY

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$17/hr - $23.49/hr

Guthrie is a healthcare organization seeking a Unit Clerk for their Acute Care department. The role involves performing clerical duties, communication, and reception tasks on assigned nursing units while providing general support to both clinical and non-clinical staff.

Health CareHospitalPersonal Health

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Actively participates maintaining a safe environment

Recognizes, troubleshoots and initiates corrective action needed on equipment

Follows hospital and nursing department policies and procedures regarding the care and use of equipment and supplies

Complies with all policies of the hospital and nursing department

Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self or patients

Demonstrates organizational and time management skills

Completes work within a timely manner according to department guidelines

Maintains neat and clean work area

Orders and maintains clerical supplies as necessary

Orders necessary unit equipment and supplies

Performs errands in a timely manner

Demonstrates strong communication and organizational skills

Ability to communicate using telephones, intercom, computer systems

Answers telephone promptly and politely, identifying self, title, and department

Receives and sends messages in an accurate and timely fashion

Communicates with the patients, family, and members of the health care team in a concise, tactful and considerate manner

Must represent the hospital in a professional courteous manner while being sensitive to how others perceive both verbal and non verbal communications

Implements Downtime process and procedures including order interpretation and transcription as necessary

Notifies RN of any stat order

Registers patients, assembles and disassembles charts in a timely manner, performs other clerical work according to unit guidelines

Assists in the orientation of new employees

Attends and participates in unit council and unit clerk meetings (70% attendance)

Demonstrates awareness of need for self‐growth by assessing strengths and weaknesses and establishing written goals

Demonstrates willingness to accept non‐routine work assignments as appropriate

Encouraged to participate in community activities

Is authorized to access secured storage areas in the performance of essential job functions and duties

Follows hospital and nursing department policies and procedures during emergency or stressful situations including fire and disaster drills, and emergency situations

Seeks supervision and guidance when appropriate

Supports the philosophy of the hospital and of the department of nursing

Qualification

Organizational skillsTime managementCommunication skillsClerical dutiesEquipment troubleshooting

Required

Responsible for clerical duties, communication and reception duties on assigned nursing units

Provides general support to both clinical and non‐clinical

Demonstrates appropriate population specific communication skills