Medical Unit Clerk - Medical Center

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The Riverside University Health System - Medical Center is recruiting for a Medical Unit Clerk.

This recruitment will be used to fill a vacancy located in Moreno Valley, California .

Under supervision, the Medical Unit Clerk will be responsible for performing a variety of clerical duties in a medical treatment area in support of doctors, nurses, and other staff in an assigned medical treatment area.

The ideal candidate will have experience with clerical work in a healthcare agency and be proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Meet the team!
The Riverside University Health System is here for you when you or someone you love needs help to achieve and maintain a life of whole health wellness and recovery.

Can you see yourself here?•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.

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

Experience: One year of experience in clerical work preferably in acute care setting.

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 training from a recognized occupational training program in secretarial sciences, business education, medical assisting, or a closely related field.

Knowledge of: Modern office practices and procedures including filing and operating standard office equipment.

Ability to: Understand and follow oral and written directions; perform general clerical work and learn quickly the specific operations of a medical treatment unit; establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and fellow employees; work effectively under stress and in emergency situations.

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