Bilingual Medical Unit Clerk-Rehabilitation Administration

ABOUT THE POSITION

The County of Riverside - Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Rehabilitation Administration Department is seeking to fill a Medical Unit Clerk position located in Moreno Valley.
The incumbent in this position will be responsible for the following: d aily inventory, a nswering phones, maintaining department logs, greeting visitors, ordering/stocking of supplies/equipment, assisting nurse coordinator with administrative duties and providing customer service with patients and their families.

Additionally, they will perform a variety of clerical duties in a locked psychiatric facility in support of professional and other staff.

Additional duties include but are not limited to the following:



* Customer service by phone


* In-person service at the reception desk


* Checking in patients


* Scheduling, filing, assisting therapists and clinical staff with patient flow

The most competitive candidates will possess the following experience:



* Computer skills experience


* Strong customer service & multitasking skills


* Strong medical terminology


* Office assistant experience


* Experience with Word, Excel, SharePoint and People Soft



*Spanish Bilingual is required.

Schedule:Will be discussed during the interview
Tentative: 5/40

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EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Transcribes physician's orders from patient chart to the proper forms in preparation for verification by professional staff; answers telephone; takes and delivers telephone messages.

• Provides routine information as requested to staff, patients, visitors, and the public; greets patients and visitors; places calls to doctors, other medical units, and support units as directed.

• Tracks admissions, discharges, transfer, and room changes for census purposes; completes proper forms and records for patient admissions, transfers, discharges, examinations, and testing; may assemble, disassemble, update, and thin patient charts.

• Maintains unit files; runs errands and transports supplies, specimens, and other materials as needed; contacts or receives calls from hospital departments, hospitals, doctor's offices, or medical agencies to coordinate or schedule services for patients.

• Responds to established emergency procedures; assists in ordering stock supplies; may distribute mail, packages, and flowers to patients as necessary.

• Make clinic appointments for patients; may prepare birth certificates and identification bands as necessary; may perform incidental typing duties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: One year of experience in clerical work preferably in a health care agency.

Either or the following may be substituted for the required experience:

Completion of 18 semester or 24 quarter units from a recognized college in secretarial sciences, office practice, business education's, medical assisting, or a closely related field;

OR

Completions of 360 hours of tr...