Unit Clerk - UNC Health Care : Job Details

**Description**

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary:

The Unit Clerk is a primary customer service role for an acute care unit in a hospital setting. This role organizes and facilitates common administrative and logistic tasks arising from the regular clinical operations of the unit.

Responsibilities:

- Coordinates patient movement to and from the unit, whether within the hospital, to other institutions or as part of the discharge process.

- Answers patient and family queries by phone or other mediums and escalates to appropriate staff as needed.

- Schedules patient discharge and post-discharge consultations.

- Acts as primary service representative for unit to staff and visitors. Maintains simple accountability systems for the unit, such as physical environment checklists.

- Maintains supply levels for common consumable inventory items. Orders additional supplies as identified or directed.

- Monitors patients as warranted and escalates to clinical staff when appropriate.

- Organize patient packets from an electronic medical recordkeeping (EMR) system as needed for discharge or transfer.

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Other information:

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

- Associate's Degree or an equivalent combination of experience and education

- Experience with common computer applications including Microsoft Office or similar. Experience using simple e-commerce or online ordering tools.

Preferred

- Experience working with an electronic medical recordkeeping (EMR) system such as EPIC

- Experience working in a hospital setting.

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**Job Details**

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Stepdown

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule: Evening Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Not Applicable

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.