NURSING UNIT CLERK

Job summary

Perform clerical duties that support the operation of a nursing care area, including transcribing and processing physicians’ orders and coordinating appointments and tests. Serve as a communication link for the unit, direct visitors, answer telephones, maintain charts, and complete keyboarding and data entry.

Job details

Northern Health is looking for an experienced, highly efficient, and self-directed Nursing Unit Clerk to support the Nursing department. In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, the Nursing Unit Assistant performs a variety of clerical duties related to the operation of a care area. These duties include acting as a communication link for the Unit by transcribing and processing physicians’ orders, communicating with other departments and hospitals, coordinating appointments, arranging tests and receiving results, receiving and directing visitors, answering telephones, assembling and maintaining charts, and performing keyboarding and data entry responsibilities.

What you’ll do

Perform clerical duties that support the operation of a nursing care area, including transcribing and processing physicians’ orders and coordinating appointments and tests. Serve as a communication link for the unit, direct visitors, answer telephones, maintain charts, and complete keyboarding and data entry.

Requirements

The posting seeks an experienced, highly efficient, and self-directed Nursing Unit Clerk. It does not specify formal education or other required qualifications.

Listed skills

• self-direction · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• efficiency · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Clerical Duties
• Order Transcription and Processing
• Interdepartmental Communication
• Appointment Coordination
• Test Coordination
• Receiving Test Results
• Visitor Reception and Direction
• Telephone Handling
• Chart Assembly and Maintenance
• Keyboarding
• Data Entry
• Communication
• Efficiency
• Self-Direction

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Administrative

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