Unit Clerk Nurse Aide - Telemetry

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company.

McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, performs the receptionist and secretarial duties on the unit assigned and meets the communication needs of the patient, family, departmental staff and medical staff. Supports the nursing staff by performing specific patient care duties to meet safety and comfort needs of the patient. Assist and maintain a safe and clean work environment.

Maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and respects patient’s rights.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Performs purposeful hourly rounding including:
Pain, Position, Personal needs, and Possessions

Promptly answers telephone/call lights in a polite manner and relaying pertinent information to the appropriate staff

Assists nursing staff with patient care by making patient beds, giving baths, passing waters, feeding patients, providing oral care, accurate Intake & Output, assisting with mobilization/ambulation, daily weights, performing bedside glucose testing and obtaining vital signs and any other duties assigned by the RN

Greets patient/family upon arrival to the nursing unit and assists in the transportation of patients to and from other units and test areas

Ensures all rooms and work areas are clean and tidy (e.g. patient rooms, clean utility, and soiled utility), IV poles, suction machines, commodes, and other equipment are cleaned and properly stored

Upon discharge of patient, prepares room for new patient including removal of patient care equipment and supplies as appropriate (e.g. IV poles, commodes, urinals, and suction canisters)

Accurately transcribes and processes physician orders

Orders and maintains supplies and forms

Maintains census board of admissions, discharges and transfers to and from unit and completes assigned logs

Maintains appropriate documentation, update charts accurately and timely, anticipates admits and discharges ensuring proper paperwork is in place

Observes cardiac monitors and reports any alarms to the appropriate nursing staff or Charge Nurse.

Orientation to the Unit Clerk role must be completed along with passing a dysrhythmia test prior to sitting at the desk in the Unit Clerk role.

Processes orders in computer system before noting as completed

Requisition s tests as ordered, completes necessary forms and notifies consultations timely

Assists in directing patients/families as needed; treats all with respect

Interacts professionally with patient/families and provides explanations and verbal reassurance as necessary

Utilizes the electronic record

Assists with patient positioning, picking up and delivering items to other departments, and assists in setting up and taking down of traction

Effective use of time and equipment

Effectively communicates with patients, visitors, co-workers, physicians and other health care members

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