What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ward Clerk/Unit Secretary (Part Time) position at Golden Empire Nursing and Rehab?
Golden Empire Nursing and Rehab is a skilled nursing facility located in the heart of Grass Valley, CA. We are a 5-Star facility that takes great pride in our resident care and teamwork.
We are currently seeking a Part-Time Ward Clerk for weekends, with weekday on-call availability.
Qualifications: A Ward Clerk in our setting must be:
- Able to communicate with the DON, Care Manager, Nurse Coordinator, and Staff Nurses
- Able to work without continuous supervision and guidance
- Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, government agencies, and the general public.
- Must have basic computer skills and ability to master software programs
- Have the ability to master medical abbreviations
- Must have clean, legible handwriting
- Able to work in a face-paced environment and under pressure, with time management skills
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Receive assignments related to report from Care Manager
- Maintain station calendars, check daily to assure everything is complete/addressed
- Assist in making and arranging for resident's appointments for diagnostic and therapeutic services along with transportation to and from
- Keep nursing personnel informed of resident's appointments
- Fill out lab slips for following day, and as needed, list in lab binder and record completed labs in the lab log and INR lab log
- Answer telephone and page calls, deliver messages to staff and residents
- Assist nurses with physician's calls
- Record appropriate resident identification data on designated medical records, wristbands, ID cards, etc, as required
- Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, and equipment needs the resident may require
- Assure that nursing station is prepared for both new admissions and transfers of residents within the facility. Organize and maintain the medical record in the proper order
- Assists the Care Manager, Nursing Coordinator, and Admission Nurse with pertinent paperwork for discharge or transfer for residents when necessary for lab, x-rays, appointments or transfers
- Maintain and follow up with fax orders within the facility
- Inform and follow-up with MD and physicians related to medical orders, weights, labs, x-rays, etc
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $18.80 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Weekends only
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19