About the role
Be the organizational heartbeat of patient care. As a Unit Clerk at Guthrie, you'll play a vital role in supporting nurses, physicians, and healthcare teams by ensuring critical information flows smoothly, helping deliver exceptional care to every patient.
About Guthrie Lourdes Hospital:
Join a 197-bed acute care hospital known for supporting its nurses and recognized nationally as a top place to work, including Modern Healthcare, Forbes, and Newsweek.
Schedule & Coverage:
Per Diem
Position Summary:
Responsible for clerical duties, communication and reception duties on assigned nursing units. Provides general support to both clinical and non‐ clinical. Demonstrates appropriate population specific communication skills.
Essential Functions:
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Actively participates maintaining a safe environment.
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Recognizes, troubleshoots and initiates corrective action needed on equipment.
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Follows hospital and nursing department policies and procedures regarding the care and use of equipment and supplies.
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Complies with all policies of the hospital and nursing department.
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Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self or patients.
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Demonstrates organizational and time management skills.
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Completes work within a timely manner according to department guidelines.
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Maintains neat and clean work area.
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Orders and maintains clerical supplies as necessary.
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Orders necessary unit equipment and supplies.
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Performs errands in a timely manner.
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Demonstrates strong communication and organizational skills.
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Ability to communicate using telephones, intercom, computer systems.
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Answers telephone promptly and politely, identifying self, title, and department.
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Receives and sends messages in an accurate and timely fashion.
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Communicates with the patients, family, and members of the health care team in a concise, tactful and considerate manner.
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Must represent the hospital in a professional courteous manner while being sensitive to how others perceive both verbal and non verbal communications.
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Implements Downtime process and procedures including order interpretation and transcription as necessary.
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Notifies RN of any stat order.
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Registers patients, assembles and disassembles charts in a timely manner, performs other clerical work according to unit guidelines.
Other Duties:
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Assists in the orientation of new employees.
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Attends and participates in unit council and unit clerk meetings (70% attendance).
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Demonstrates awareness of need for self‐ growth by assessing strengths and weaknesses and establishing written goals.
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Demonstrates willingness to accept non‐ routine work assignments as appropriate.
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Encouraged to participate in community activities.
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Is authorized to access secured storage areas in the performance of essential job functions and duties.
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Follows hospital and nursing department policies and procedures during emergency or stressful situations including fire and disaster drills, and emergency situations.
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Seeks supervision and guidance when appropriate.
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Supports the philosophy of the hospital and of the department of nursing.
Pay Rate ranges from $17.34 - $23.96/hr. based on experience.
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