Health Unit Clerk | Obstetrics, Part-Time - 1st shift (Benefit Eligible)

Memorial Health•Marysville, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Health Unit Clerk to join our collaborative team at Memorial Health! This role involves maintaining patient confidentiality, managing data entry and retrieval in the Paragon system, stocking patient rooms, preparing for deliveries and surgical procedures, and assisting with various unit tasks. The Health Unit Clerk also plays a key role in communication with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary services, ensuring a professional and compassionate environment. Documentation of clinical information, monitoring supplies, and responding to emergencies are also key aspects of this position. The role requires adherence to Memorial's core values and compliance with hospital policies.

Requirements

Completion of high school education supplemented with coursework or experience which evidences basic knowledge of patient care techniques (i.e. currently enrolled in nursing or other related medical field and/or proven competency based qualifications of Patient Care Tech II).

Responsibilities

Maintains confidentiality at all times to protect patient’s privacy and maintains HIPAA privacy and security regulations
Enters and retrieves data and related information from computer database (Paragon); prepares statistics and other information in report form for use by appropriate parties
Verifies accuracy of information to ensure appropriate patient care decisions
Functions as a unit resource person for Paragon
Files, assembles, and retrieves records from cabinets and drawers; maintains proper location of all information to ensure accessibility to nursing staff, physicians, ancillary services, volunteers, patients and visitors
Stock patient rooms (including linen, supplies, and equipment)
Set-up of vaginal delivery tables
Procures supplies, instruments, and equipment for deliveries and surgical procedures
Properly opens sterile supplies
Labels and prepares specimens for pathology
Hand washes instruments to assist central sterile technician as required
Processes used linen, trash, instruments, sharps, and waste products at completion of deliveries and c-sections
Assists with cleaning patient rooms, operating room, and equipment as needed
Learns new procedures, use of equipment, safety information etc. in order to provide safety in the workplace
Travels to and within hallways and patient’s rooms quickly in order to respond to codes and emergency situations.
Monitors inventory of supplies and forms and reports needs to director in a timely fashion; acts as resource for new employees, agency and float personnel.
Communicates with patients and families to provide information on education; provides kindness and consideration in meeting the emotional needs of patients; instructs family and others on location of waiting room; confers with RNs and interacts with ancillary services
Communicates and assists physicians as indicated
Maintains appropriated written, verbal, and telephone communications
All interactions are conducted in a professional manner.
Resolves conflict through one-on-one negotiation or with assistance of Director or their designee.
Demonstrates the philosophy of team concept.
Participates in unit projects, attends committees as assigned, and attends monthly staff meetings
Greets and directs visitors; ensures visitors are made to feel welcome and comfortable
Retrieves advanced directives for charts as indicated
Records clinical information within the range of Health Unit Clerk functions (vital signs on graphics, etc.)
Maintains accurate data collection in observation log and assists with data entry in the delivery log as needed
Refrains from using unaccepted abbreviations in written documentation.
Reviews and documents advances directives according to policy
Posts memos and communications as required
Monitors the amount and appropriateness of supplies and equipment for unit use and reports to unit director and inconsistencies in use of supplies and equipment.
Participates in charge master audit
Responds to emergencies outside normal working hours. (i.e, internal and external and surgical emergencies)
Exhibits behaviors reflective of Memorial’s core values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Service
Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
Attends all mandatory education and in-services (i.e., team training, safety, infection control, etc.); completes mandatory health requirements.
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s and department’s Ethics and Compliance program and is responsible to detect, observe and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, or upward through the chain of command, the Compliance Officer, or the hospital hotline.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.