Medical Unit Clerk - Emergency Department

Please note, that based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice.

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

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.

Schedule: 6/12/8

This position requires overnights and weekends

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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 th...