Memorial Hermann Health System · 1 day ago
Weekends Unit Clerk - Sugar Land
Sugar Land, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expMemorial Hermann Health System is committed to delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for the community. The Unit Clerk provides clerical support on a patient care unit, handling responsibilities such as preparing charts, performing reception duties, and ensuring patient flow through admissions and discharges.
Health CareNon Profit
Responsibilities
Supports and maintains a variety of non-clinical and ancillary services of assigned patient care units including, but not limited to: Environmental services, maintenance, central supplies, food/nutrition, and related unit support functions; monitors inventory of office supplies
Greets visitors, answers telephones and patient intercoms, relays messages or requests to appropriate personnel; distributes and posts daily schedule of cases for designated area
Compiles statistics and data for reporting purposes and maintains census reports; assembles/disassembles patient records and admit packs, checking charts for completion
Receives physicians and visitors on the unit to create an environment of service; identifies, acknowledges, and responds to patient, physician, staff needs; manages patient call light process, ensuring patient needs are met
Ensures appropriate patient flow by admitting/transferring/discharging patient in computer system and notifying appropriate personnel of patient status; places patient descriptors on room doors; arranges for transportation/assists in transporting patients to other departments, as assigned
Schedules patient testing, delivers specimens to lab; receives STAT lab results and posts in the patient record; assists in ordering and serving patient meals, transporting patients, and performing indirect patient care duties at a competent level and according to the needs of the patient population served
Prepares, fills, and reconciles supply orders; enters charges for services and supplies into computer system for patient record; performs inventory; orders office supplies
Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service
Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff
Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
One (1) year extensive public contact/customer service experience
Ability to perform clerical duties using a personal computer; knowledge of filing, forms completion, and record-keeping; demonstrated working knowledge of medical terminology
Ability to understand verbal and written instruction and communicate clearly and effectively with hospital staff in face-to-face encounters and by telephone
Ability to assimilate information verbally and in writing in order to compose written correspondence; strong command of the English language
Strong organizational ability
Working knowledge of medical terminology; strong customer service management skills
Company
Memorial Hermann Health System
Advancing Health. Personalizing Care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (10)
2024 (6)
2023 (11)
2022 (6)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5MKey Investors
The John M. O'Quinn FoundationBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
2022-08-02Grant· $5M
2022-07-07Grant
Leadership Team
Michael Roussos
SVP, President of Academic Hospitals and CEO, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Campus
David Wong, MD
Director, Virtual Health Product Management
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