Ward Clerk - Hardinsburg, United States - Breckinridge Health Inc

Description

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Under the direct supervision of a staff nurse, performs the receptionist and secretarial duties on the patient/resident care unit.
• Directs and coordinates the flow of clerical work, supplies, and equipment.
• Responsible for inter- and intra-departmental communications and transcription of physician orders.
• Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Assists nursing staff to identify physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations of each patient.
• Works with the nursing staff to provide personal care according to organizational standards and policies.
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine and recording intake and output information.
• Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.

Qualifications:

• Active Kentucky Certified Nursing Assistant Licensure
• BLS Certification

Benefits Offered:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Short Term Disability
• Cancer, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
• Paid Vacation Time
• Paid Sick Time
• Wellness Plan