Resource Pool Unit Clerk
Core
Performs clerical, receptionist, dispatching, and admitting/discharge duties to support patient care departments in a hospital setting.
Role type
Unit Clerk (Patient Admissions & Discharge)
Builds
Patient admission records, discharge summaries, bed assignments, and patient transportation coordination.
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Operations
Required skills
Computer data entry, telephone communication, patient record management, bed assignment, interdepartmental coordination, appointment scheduling, document assembly, lab requisition processing, patient identification band preparation, statistical data recording.
Preferred skills
Medical Assistant certification, Secretarial school graduation.
Responsibilities
Greet and admit patients, complete admission information in computer, locate and assign beds, coordinate patient transfers, process discharge functions, schedule follow-up appointments, arrange patient transportation, answer phones and intercoms, enter physician orders into EPIC system, generate admission records, schedule lab work and diagnostic procedures, maintain patient records, prepare patient identification bands, record lab results, update statistical data.
Seniority
Entry-level, non-exempt