Unit Clerk - MG4 Telemetry - Days

Trinity Health • Langhorne, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Clerk provides clerical support to nursing staff to help coordinate patient care and improve quality. The role includes maintaining medical records, ordering supplies and equipment, transcribing physician orders, and managing inter- and intradepartmental communications. The Unit Clerk greets and directs visitors, patients, families, and physicians; answers and routes telephone calls; takes and delivers accurate messages; and maintains communication resources such as on-call schedules, physician phone numbers, and beeper numbers. The position also responds promptly to patients’ call lights, communicates concerns to the Nurse Manager, follows written instructions accurately and on time, prepares charts for new admissions, and files laboratory results, test results, and other documents in the appropriate chart sections.

This is a part-time day-shift position at St. Mary Medical Center, scheduled for two 12-hour shifts per week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Every third weekend is required.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical support to nursing staff to assist with the coordination of patient care.
• Maintain medical records and prepare charts for new admissions, ensuring required forms are placed appropriately.
• Order supplies and equipment.
• Transcribe physician orders.
• Handle inter- and intradepartmental communications.
• Greet visitors, patients, families, and physicians and direct them appropriately.
• Answer telephone calls, route them appropriately, take accurate messages, and deliver messages to the appropriate individual.
• Maintain communication resources, including on-call schedules, physician phone numbers, and beeper numbers.
• Demonstrate telephone etiquette.
• Answer patients’ call lights and assist patients promptly.
• Maintain open communication with the Nurse Manager and staff, and promptly communicate problems, concerns, or issues to the Nurse Manager.
• Follow written instructions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Place laboratory results, test results, and other documentation in the appropriate sections of patients’ charts.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits.
• Paid time off.
• 403(b) plan.
• Education assistance.
• Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity.
• Flexible schedules.
• Free onsite parking.
• Referral Rewards Program.
• Discounted onsite childcare through Bright Horizons.

What This Job Offers

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