Description
Purpose:
The Unit Clerk will provide clerical support for the Child and Adolescent I department on the 3rd floor of Western Psychiatric Hospital, as directed by the Nurse Clinical Manager, or designee, using specified procedures.
The Child/Adolescent I unit is a 26-bed unit which specializes in the treatment of behavioral and emotional problems of children and adolescents typically between 3 and 18 years old.
This is a part-time position requiring 20/hr per week.
This is a Union position with a set pay rate of $14.62.
Responsibilities:
- Request and log (with verification by RN) patient's appointments, evaluations, consultations and escorts.
- Obtain various patient reports as requested from computer (e.g., dietary list, laboratory orders, etc.)
- Answer the telephone, deliver messages, sort unopened mail and place in designated boxes.
- Maintain unit supplies and equipment.
- Maintain database for admission and discharge information.
- Manage patients' written medical record/chart as per policy and procedure.
- Provide clerical coverage to other nursing units as directed by Manager of Clinical Support Services.
- Complete photocopying and faxing as requested.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Computer experience preferred.
- The incumbent must be physically capable of running toward or away from areas where problems are occurring and pushing, pulling, lifting equipment such as wheelchairs, carts, boxes, etc.
- Currently enrolled students must be able to maintain 20hrs/week over summer/holiday breaks.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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