Medical Unit Clerk - MED #3 (4B) (4200)

The County of Riverside's Department of Riverside University Health System - Medical Center seeks a Medical Unit Clerk to join their MED #3 (4B) (4200) team.

Under supervision, the Medical Unit Clerk will be responsible for answering phones, data entry into a patients' chart, building and breaking down charts, scheduling appointments, and transportation; as well as being flexible performing a variety of clerical duties in a medical treatment area in support of professional and other staff; and to do other work as required.

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

Incumbents in this class perform a variety of standardized clerical functions in support of doctors, nurses, and other staff in an assigned medical treatment area.

Possession of a valid certification in Basic Life Support/Cardio-Respiratory Resuscitation (BLS/CPR) from the American Heart Association is required.

Copies of your AHA BLS/CPR card must be uploaded to your profile as an attachment at the time of submitting your application to be considered.

If you are having difficulties uploading your required documents, please email them to xsanchez@rivco.org .

Work Schedule and/or Shift Times: (subject to change upon department needs and w ill be discussed during the interview.

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6/12-1/8: 1900-0730 (NOC shift)

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 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...