What are the responsibilities and job description for the Facility - Unit Clerk position at Acadia Behavioral Health (Pioneer Behavioral Health)?
ID: 2025-68237
# of Openings: 0
Job Family: Administrative Support
Overview
This is a key player role to assist medical staff by using excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Assemble and maintain patient charts for admissions, transfers and discharges per facility policy.
- Answer phones in a professional and timely manner and direct calls to appropriate individuals and/ortake messages.
- Maintain patient records and administrative reports.
- Perform a variety of clerical duties relating to updating, organizing and communicating information on anursing unit.
- Coordinate administrative work within the unit as well as with other units and departments.
- Report pertinent information in a timely manner to the immediate supervisor.
- Respond to inquiries and requests from staff and patients.
- Perform maintenance tasks relating to chart order, chart accuracy and chart current data
- Stock units with office and medical supplies and prepare requisitions to maintain establishedinventories, as required
- Fax and photocopy information, as needed.
- Deliver incoming and outgoing mail to the units and distribute announcements and post memos.
- Obtain lab, x-ray and consult reports, as needed.
- Identify and report equipment or environmental problems promptly for correction.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Experience in healthcare setting preferred.
- Customer service and administrative/clerical skills required.LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered byfacility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
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