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    Nursing Unit Clerk - Iowa City, United States - University of Iowa

    University of Iowa
    University of Iowa Iowa City, United States

    5 days ago

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    University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

    Labor and Delivery Unit:

    The Labor and Delivery Unit (6JPP) is a 15-bed unit with a variety of labor, triage, and recovery rooms in addition to 2 operating rooms and 1 procedure room. This unit serves patients with low and high-risk pregnancies alike, providing care for those with pre-eclampsia, preterm labor, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, bleeding concerns, and fetal disease among other conditions. Both medicated and unmedicated labor is supported through a variety of techniques with obstetricians, certified nurse midwives, and family practice physicians performing deliveries.

    The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Nursing is seeking a Patient Care Technician to assist members of the nursing team in provision of multiple types of patient care in in-patient and out-patient care areas. Their work requires familiarity with a wide variety of nursing procedures used in delivering patient care.

    Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Communicates and interacts with patients, visitors, and other health care professionals in an effective manner and maintains positive, cooperative relationships
  • Utilizes and maintains electronic communication systems to ensure communication among the health care team members and patients/families, including text pagers, locator badges, wireless phones, and other new systems
  • Provides information and direction to health care personnel and visitors coming to the unit, answers the telephone; takes and delivers messages and assists in keeping White Boards updated at least daily as appropriate
  • Helps to answer call lights, maintain call-light system, and relay information in a timely manner to appropriate team members
  • Proficient in navigating web-based resources and using online clinical and business applications
  • Performs computer functions within scope of role as defined by the individual unit
  • Maintains accurate census information; (e.g., timely ADT entry into IDX, Premise bed board activities, correct level of accommodation charges, and census reconciliation)
  • Processes patient charges including batching charges in a timely manner, as appropriate
  • Notifies appropriate health care professionals of a patient admission and prepares the required forms with patient identification information
  • Completes and maintains hospital and nursing records
  • Uses appropriate medical terminology and symbols, i.e. verbal, written and electronic
  • Assists health care providers in scheduling patient tests and appointments
  • Practices standard precautions in infection control in accordance with institutional policy
  • Assists staff during emergencies, and other patient cares and services as directed
  • Maintains a process for ordering, obtaining, and storing supplies that is cost effective and meets unit needs
  • Participates in unit staff meetings and in-services
  • Performs other projects or tasks as assigned

    • Aptitudes required in order to perform responsibilities:

  • Work in an environment with conflicting demands and/or priorities and rushed and/or urgent timelines
  • Manage multiple assignments and provide quick reaction and immediate response to emergencies
  • Maintain attention to detail over extended period of time and continually be aware of variations in changing situations
  • Strong communication skills and a tolerance for an active work environment with potential for negative behavior
  • Work well with all levels and types of people

    • Percent of Time : 90%
    Schedule : 90% D/E varied 8- and 12-hour shifts. Every other weekend (12-hour shifts). Holiday as assigned.
    Location: John Pappajohn Pavilion (JPP)
    Rotations: Holidays assigned
    Merit Pay Plan :
    Pay Differentials : Shift differentials for evening and night.
    Benefits Highlights : Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants.

    For more information about Why Iowa?, click

    Required Qualifications:

  • Graduation from high school and any combination of clerical experience, health care experience and/or post high school education which totals one year, or
  • Any combination of clerical experience and/or health care experience which totals two years.
    • Desired Qualifications:
  • Preferred candidates will possess: 6 months of clerical experience, public contact/customer service experience, medical terminology knowledge, proficiency in MS Word, and proficiency in MS Excel. Excellent communication skills

    • Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of10calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Morgan Schipper at morgan-

    Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

    Additional Information
  • Classification Title: Nursing Unit Clerk
  • Appointment Type: Merit
  • Schedule: Full-time
    • Compensation
  • Pay Level: 5
    • Contact Information
  • Organization: Healthcare
  • Contact Name: Kiley Skay
  • Contact Email: kiley-
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