NURSING UNIT CLERK

Job summary

Support the Nursing department by performing clerical duties that help operate a care area. Serve as a communication link for the unit by processing physicians’ orders, coordinating appointments and tests, directing visitors, handling calls, maintaining charts, and entering data.

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

Support the Nursing department by performing clerical duties that help operate a care area. Serve as a communication link for the unit by processing physicians’ orders, coordinating appointments and tests, directing visitors, handling calls, maintaining charts, and entering data.

Requirements

The posting seeks an experienced, efficient, and self-directed candidate. It does not specify formal education, certifications, or a minimum number of years of experience.

Listed skills

• telephone communication · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Clerical Duties
• Transcribing Physicians’ Orders
• Order Processing
• Interdepartmental Communication
• Appointment Coordination
• Test Coordination
• Receiving Test Results
• Visitor Reception
• Telephone Communication
• Chart Assembly and Maintenance
• Keyboarding
• Data Entry

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Administrative