Clerk/Tech - PCU (Weekend Option Days)

Henry County Memorial Hospital • New Castle, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clerk/Tech works independently to provide various clerical services to their assigned unit. This includes processing physician’s orders, collaborating with departments to schedule patient tests and appointments, and contacting other facilities for arrangements and transfers. The role may also involve monitoring telemetry rhythms for pertinent changes in fetal or cardiac rhythms, interpreting rhythms, and informing nurses of life-threatening arrhythmias. Technician/Clerks are responsible for monitoring blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels, reporting changes to the appropriate nurse, and recording patient information and rhythm strips in the clinical record. They assist patients with basic daily living needs such as personal hygiene, grooming, dressing, transferring, and eating. The position serves as a central point of communication for internal and external customer service, performs accurate computer operations, and manages admission, discharge, and transfer information, as well as accurate billing/charge entry.

Requirements

• Ability to read and write well enough to follow detailed procedures and perform basic mathematics
• Knowledge of office procedures and equipment
• Ability to read telemetry monitor strips and interpret life threatening arrhythmic conditions
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology
• High school education or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Six to twelve months of clinical/clerical experience in an acute care setting
• At least three months experience as a nursing assistant or ward clerk

Responsibilities

• Works independently in providing various clerical services to their assigned unit
• Processes physician’s orders
• Works collaboratively with many departments to schedule patient tests and appointments to expedite patient diagnoses and treatment
• Required to contact and interact with other facilities in order to arrange appointments, tests, and transfers
• May monitor telemetry rhythms for pertinent changes in fetal or cardiac rhythms and interprets rhythms and keeps nurse informed of life threatening arrhythmias
• Monitoring blood pressure and oxygen sats and reporting changes to appropriate nurse
• Records pertinent patient information and rhythm strips in the clinical record
• Assist with basic patient daily living needs, such as; personal hygiene, grooming, dressing, transferring, eating, etc.
• Consistently acts as a focus of communication for internal/external customer service
• Performs computer operations accurately and efficiently
• Initiates and maintains admission, discharge, and transfer information
• Responsible for accurate billing/charge entry

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive compensation
• Bonuses and discounts for you and your family
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Continuing education scholarships
• Generous paid days off (PDO) - with the option to rollover unused hours each year
• Employer funded pension

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED