"UNIT CLERK"
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Job Description:
- 1) Prepares and compiles records in nursing unit of hospital or medical facility: Records name of patient, address, and name of attending physician to prepare medical records on new patients.
- 2) Copies information, such as patient's temperature, pulse rate, and blood pressure from nurses' records onto patient's medical records.
- 3) Records information, such as physicians' orders and instructions, dietary requirements, and medication information, on patient charts and medical records.
- 4) Keeps file of medical records on patients in unit.
- 5) Prepares notice of patient's discharge to inform business office.
- 6) Requisitions supplies designated by nursing staff.
- 7) Answers telephone and intercom calls and provides information or relays messages to patients and medical staff.
- 8) Directs visitors to patients' rooms.
- 9) Distributes mail, newspapers, and flowers to patients.
- 10) Compiles census of patients.
- 11) May keep record of absences and hours worked by unit personnel.
- 12) May transport patients in wheelchair or conveyance to locations within facility.
- 13) May key patient information into computer.
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