Medical Unit Clerk - Bilingual (English​/Spanish) Preferred

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Natividad is currently accepting applications for Medical Unit Clerk positions for various departments. These positions will perform a wide variety of responsible clerical work related to patient care and other duties as assigned.

• Deals with patients and their families in situations requiring tact and discretion.
• Requisition s a variety of stock, medical equipment, and supplies based on an understanding of medical procedures and unit requirements; receives supplies for the unit.
• May schedule appointments and treatments requiring sufficient understanding of medical conditions to estimate priority sequence, or length of treatment anticipated.
• Transfers doctors' orders, diet, and therapy instructions to patient charts; notifies nurses and other appropriate personnel of revisions. Makes notations on charts of special medical or consultation charges.
• Orders tests and makes appointments, accepts and records lab reports and orders prescriptions.
• Assembles patient charts and prepares other medical record forms required for patient admission, transfer, or dismissal.
• Acts as unit receptionist, receiving and relaying telephone messages to medical staff; distributes mail, flowers, and messages to patients and directs visitors.
• Types a variety of forms and correspondence.
• Transcribes physician's orders from patient chart to the proper forms in preparation for verification by professional staff; answers telephone; takes and delivers telephone messages.
• Provides routine information as requested to staff, patients, visitors, and the public; greets patients and visitors; places calls to doctors, other medical units, and support units as directed.
• Tracks admissions, discharges, transfer, and room changes for census purposes; completes proper forms and records for patient admissions, transfers, discharges, examinations, and testing; may assemble, disassemble, update, and thin patient charts
• Maintains unit files; runs errands and transports supplies, specimens, and other materials as needed; contacts or receives calls from hospital departments, hospitals, doctor's offices, or medical agencies to coordinate or schedule services for patients.
• Responds to established emergency procedures.
• Prepares identification bands.

Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Medical terminology
• Common medical procedures
• Hospital routines and procedures, general functions of various hospital departments
• General clerical practices and procedures
• Basic mathematical procedures.

• Procedures for admitting, discharging, and transferring patients

• Establish and maintain effective working relations with staff, patients and visitors.
• Organize and maintain clerical records.
• Work cooperatively and communicate effectively with persons of diverse abilities and temperaments.
• Work with minimum supervision.
• Prepare and maintain accurate and complete records and reports. Check materials for accuracy and completeness.

A combination of experience, education, and/or training which substantially demonstrates the following knowledge, skills and abilities is required:

One (1) year of general clerical experience in a hospital, clinic, or medical office or One (1) year of patient care experience in a hospital, clinic, or medical office.

• Natividad requires that all incumbents pass a pre-employment physical/medical assessment.
• Natividad will conduct a thorough background and reference check process which includes a Department of Justice fingerprint check.
• Employees who drive on County business to carry out job…