Must have the ability to prepare patients records, charts, arrange treatments, and so forth. Under general supervision of department manager performs a variety of general clerical functions for nursing unit including transcribing physicians t orders, maintaining patients t records, routing charts and records, arranging for patient care services (lab tests, x-rays, etc.), answering telephones, answering patient call lights to send appropriate help.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

*All duties listed below are essential unless noted otherwise*

1. Gathers, prepares and/or checks file charts, records, and other documents and performs all other clerical tasks necessary for the admission, transfer, and discharge of patients in the nursing unit. Notifies appropriate parties such as admitting, housekeeping, etc., of actions taken. Maintains patient charts, attaching and inserting.

2. appropriate forms, charges, and reports; notes allergies and other pertinent data provided by the physician and nursing staff.

3. Generally acts as the unit's communications source: answers patient call lights; takes and relays messages to patients, physicians, nursing staff and other employees; keeps the unit manager, charge nurse, or supervisor informed of existing or potential problems. Accurately and timely transcribes physician’s orders into computer and unit records and files for nursing personnel.

4. Provides a welcoming environment for the unit portraying a positive attitude to patients and families; receives and directs visitors, using customer service principles, and provides them with routine information regarding the hospital and unit's policies and procedures.

5. Assists in admitting patients to the nursing unit by helping them to change their clothing and assisting them to the bed; obtains necessary or specialized supplies or equipment needed for the patient. Ambulates or assists with ambulation, lifting, transferring to and from wheelchair or wheeled bed, transports, or escorts patients in and around the hospital as needed procedures, transfer, or discharge. Discharges patients and performs routine cleaning tasks in the nursing unit, as necessary.

6. May assist in the following: delivering specimens to the laboratory (practicing standard precautions at all times), delivering, and picking up reports, moving beds, obtaining drugs, medicines, and supplies, as needed.

7. Prepares and maintains a variety of files, records, logs, and schedules as they pertain to the operation of the unit.

8. Regularly checks and maintains stock of supplies needed to operate the assigned unit as directed.