Unit Clerk (Part Time / Night Shift)

Penn Medicine - - Responsibilities: Transcribes all orders from the patient charts onto the chart and medication sheets; Organizes and maintains patient records by filing reports on the appropriate charts, calling for old records on all admissions, thinning charts, copying reports, assembling charts and ensuring completeness; Coordinates communication with physicians, staff, patients and families through use of telephone and intercom systems; Completes documentation related to unit activity such as current census, patient admissions, discharges, transfers, surgeries, Nursing Station Activity Sheet and diet sheets under the direction of the Head Nurse; Runs errands as requested by nurses on duty, including drug basket to drug room, goods from Central Supply, medications from Pharmacy, etc.