Hospital Unit Coordinator
Job Description
The Unit Clerk is a member of the nursing team who performs various clerical functions for the nursing unit; provides reception for designated area & arranges for patient examinations/testing as required.Essential Responsibilities:
This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.
- Upholds KPs Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws
- Performs clerical functions within the department including but not limited to telephone reception, transcription of orders, chart flagging & maintaining department records (i.e., statistics, logbook and/or census board)
- Demonstrates an understanding of patients in various age groups, cultural diversity & lifestyle choices & adapts communication styles to accommodate such differences
- Observes all applicable regional, medical center & department polices & procedures
- Maintains equipment & supplies in accordance w/ department guidelines
- KP Service Standards: Follows LMPs ABCs
- Takes Initiative: Positive first impression, ask how you can help & give information
- Take Responsibility: Solve problems, resolve conflict, assume ownership
- Take Care: Protect confidentiality, show respect, value differences & show empathy
- Take Pride: Neat work area, low noise, be professional, support your team & KP
- Performs other duties as required
- Assume other activities & responsibilities from time to time as directed
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- Completion & certification of an approved KP Hospital Unit Coordinator course OR one (1) year experience within the last three (3) years as a Hospital Unit Coordinator in an acute care setting, which included transcription of MD orders, completion of requisitions & arrangements for patient examinations, test, etc
- Computer knowledge
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology Education
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The Unit Clerk is a member of the nursing team who performs various clerical functions for the nursing unit; provides reception for designated area & arranges for patient examinations/testing as required.Essential Responsibilities:
This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.
- Upholds KPs Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws
- Performs clerical functions within the department including but not limited to telephone reception, transcription of orders, chart flagging & maintaining department records (i.e., statistics, logbook and/or census board)
- Demonstrates an understanding of patients in various age groups, cultural diversity & lifestyle choices & adapts communication styles to accommodate such differences
- Observes all applicable regional, medical center & department polices & procedures
- Maintains equipment & supplies in accordance w/ department guidelines
- KP Service Standards: Follows LMPs ABCs
- Takes Initiative: Positive first impression, ask how you can help & give information
- Take Responsibility: Solve problems, resolve conflict, assume ownership
- Take Care: Protect confidentiality, show respect, value differences & show empathy
- Take Pride: Neat work area, low noise, be professional, support your team & KP
- Performs other duties as required
- Assume other activities & responsibilities from time to time as directed
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- Completion & certification of an approved KP Hospital Unit Coordinator course OR one (1) year experience within the last three (3) years as a Hospital Unit Coordinator in an acute care setting, which included transcription of MD orders, completion of requisitions & arrangements for patient examinations, test, etc
- Computer knowledge
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology Education
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
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