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WVU Medicine · 20 hours ago

WVUH-Unit Clerk

Morgantown, WV

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

WVU Medicine is a healthcare provider seeking a Unit Clerk to support patient care departments. The role involves performing clerical, receptionist, dispatching, and admitting/discharge duties to ensure efficient operations in patient care.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Responsible for greeting and admitting functions upon patients’ arrival to the department

Courteously greets patients

Completes admitting information in computer

Locates and assigns beds

Notifies referring physician of admission, as requested

Responsible for proper and expedient communication of transfer information when patient moved from one location in the hospital to another

When transferring a patient within the same patient care area; completes transfer function in the computer

When transferring a patient to a different patient care area, notifies the receiving department, obtains bed assignment, dispatches support associate

Responsible for clerical discharge functions

Disassembles patient record once discharge order received

Schedules all follow-up appointments

Arranges transportation for patient as necessary

Completes discharge function in the computer

Faxes copy of discharge summary to designated areas

Coordinates and facilitates ongoing communication to ensure efficient intradepartmental and interdepartmental operations

Communicates in a timely fashion with other departments regarding patients who have been admitted, discharged, require inter-hospital transfer, or have expired. Communicates patient information and unit needs intra-departmentally

Consistently answers telephone in a courteous and timely manner, identifying self and department at all times

Consistently answers patient intercom in a courteous and timely manner and dispatches appropriate personnel

Consistently maintains complete and accurate telephone or visitor messages for department personnel, assuring accurate routing of messages

Welcomes visitors to the department and responds in a helpful and courteous manner to requests for assistance or information

Assists physicians and other individuals by providing requested information about specific patient or department routines in accordance with Hospital Admin. Policy # IV.080-Release of Patient Information)

Enters into EPIC System any written physician orders in an accurate, consistent and timely manner

Generates Kardex and Medical Admission Records from Merlin, upon entering of admission orders and distributes documents to appropriate individuals

Schedules lab work, x-ray's, diagnostic procedures, and forwards documents to appropriate individuals

Completes laboratory requisitions and other forms accurately and according to departmental procedure

Phones in consults to other services in a timely and accurate manner

Maintains communication with other patient care departments (e.g. Dietary, Physical Therapy) to assure patient care needs are met

Coordinates and facilitates ongoing communication to ensure timely, efficient intradepartmental and interdepartmental transportation of patients

Dispatches patient care personnel to provide patient transportation at the request of ancillary departments

Organizes and maintains patient records and appropriate department records to help ensure accurate and complete documentation

Accurately prepares patient identification bands and name tags

Accurately assembles, maintains and breaks down patient charts, reviews all printed orders as they come off the printer for stats, lab and diagnostic tests and advises RN of stat orders according to departmental procedure

Accurately records lab results reported by telephone

When advised by lab of abnormal results, immediately alerts RN

Maintains stock levels of office supplies

Complies accurate statistical or unit activity data for department, as assigned

Qualification

Medical Assistant programEPIC SystemKardexVerbal skillsWriting skills

Required

High School Diploma or equivalent

Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions

Good verbal and writing skills

Preferred

Graduate of a Medical Assistant program or secretarial school preferred

Company

WVU Medicine

Glassdoor3.6

West Virginia University Health System is a non-profit organization that offers a full range of healthcare services.

Founded in 1898

Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

10001+ employees

https://wvumedicine.org/

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