100%25 Clerk III - ASC (Ambulatory Surgery Center)

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, Ambulatory Surgery Center is seeking a Clerk III to provide clerical coordination and support for ASC clinical operations. This role involves the use of personal computers, computer terminals, and a variety of software and/or conventional office equipment. The position is scheduled for 80% to 100% of full-time availability, Monday through Friday, with 8-hour shifts on a rotating schedule between 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Duties include opening and closing the center, managing medical documentation for surgical cases, verifying and distributing information, greeting and checking in patients, handling schedule changes, completing electronic documentation, updating the surgery schedule, answering questions, and assisting nursing and medical staff.

Requirements

• Knowledge of office routines and functions sufficient to refer visitors and telephone calls and to route correspondence by name and functional area.
• Knowledge of institutional and unit policies, processes, and forms.
• Knowledge of proper format, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
• Skill in utilizing computer software packages and online systems.
• Skill in operating office equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, students, and the public.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and apply institutional and other policies accurately.
• Ability to gather, evaluates, and display data in appropriate format and keeps accurate records.
• Ability to exercise functional supervision over employees.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Any combination of related clerical office experience, related undergraduate education, and/or post high school clerical training that is equivalent to two years of full-time employment.
• Medical terminology
• Public Contact/Customer Service

Nice To Haves

• Basic computer skills desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills desired.
• Ability to make decisions requiring interpretation and judgment desired.
• Knowledge of format and clerical procedures to arrange a variety of material from different sources in a coherent and logical manner desired.
• Knowledge of University policies, procedures, and regulations desired.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for opening and/or closing the Ambulatory Surgery Center and completing general tasks such as retrieving voice messages and responding as necessary.
• Coordinates, updates and distributes pertinent medical documentation for the current, future and previous day’s surgical cases.
• Manages information from previous day’s surgeries; verifies that all pertinent information is documented and distributes to other hospital locations appropriately.
• Responsible for initial patient/family greeting and follows with check in procedures utilizing the clinical software system(s) and facilitates patient flow.
• Responsible for completion of tasks that may arise due to schedule changes such as making telephone calls to patients and obtaining documents.
• Responsible for completing required electronic documentation utilizing the clinical software program(s), such as OR arrival and departure times.
• Will also update the ASC Surgery schedule as required.
• Answers questions from staff and visitors in a suitable manner or directs questions appropriately.
• Assists nursing and other medical staff as required such as making phone calls and addressing questions and managing other tasks as they arise.

Benefits

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree