Position Title : Unit Clerk
Department : Medical / Nursing
Reports to : Director of Nursing
Supervises : N / A
Entry Level Qualifications :
High School graduate or equivalent. One year experience preferred with direct patient contact in alcohol / drug treatment.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients. Must have basic understanding of principles of recovery. Type a minimum of 35 words per minute, medical records experience is preferred.
- Must be able to see at 20 / 40 corrected in each eye and hear (hearing aid acceptable).
- Must be able to write legibly.
- Must be able to continuously sit from 4 to 6 hrs. per 8 hr. shift.
- Must be able to stoop and bend from upright position to knees.
- If recovering, two years of continuous verifiable abstinence.
General Responsibilities :
- Taking orders off charts
- Answering the phone
- Unit duties specified by the Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse.
- Patient Management
- Special Projects
Know and abide by the general provisions of 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Patient Records , and 45 CFR Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
This position has unrestricted access to patient identifying and patient health information.
Essential Functions :
- Must be able to take orders.
- Must be able to answer the phone in accordance with Bradford philosophy and policies.
- Develop and maintain an inventory of all supplies and equipment.
- Maintain unit supplies exclusive to medications.
- Maintain files.
- Maintain an adequate number of packets for admission and prepare charts for new admissions.
- Assist in preparing charts for medical records after patient discharge.
- Assist with typing for nursing program as needed.
- Assist in unit orientation for staff.
- Carry out directives of the treatment area.
- Assist in unit orientation of new patients.
- Interact therapeutically with patients presenting at the Nurses’ Station for assistance with personal or medical needs, accessing appropriate staff member if necessary.
- Maintain patient I.D. bracelet, patient photo I.D. system and patient label database.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Ability to work in a cooperative manner with coworkers, managers, clients and prospective clients.
- Ability to work in a constant state of alertness as to perform the job safely.
- Regular attendance.