Ward Clerk

Performs a variety of clerical duties for the Administrator

Pay Scale: Hourly, Non Exempt, Call, Shift Differential
Department: MHCC
Reports To: DON, Director of Long Term Services, CEO
Location: MHCC
Supervises: None

Job Qualifications:

Education:

  • High School Graduate or Equivalent Experience

Licensure, Registry, Certification:

  • None required

Personal Job Related Skills:

  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Able to follow written and verbal instructions
  • Ability to read and write and speak English

Experience

Prior Work Experience

  • Entry Level Position

Technical Training

  • None Required

Primary Responsibilities

Serves as Administrator Assistant and various helping duties throughout the Health Care Center

  1. Decorates the front entrance, activity room, and dining room on the first working day of each month
  2. Assists in decorating, coordinating, and serving the annual Thanksgiving Dinner for residents and their families
  3. Assists Activity Director in planning, decorating, and serving the annual Christmas Party for residents and their families
  4. Processes charges and claims
  5. Processes payroll in the absence of the Business Office Manager.
  6. Assists residents as needed in yard and flower bed grooming, or calming disruptive residents
  7. Schedules Housekeeping and Laundry Personnel
  8. Assists Administrator on projects as needed
  9. Assists other departments as needed (Training Coordinator, CNA, Medical Records, Business Office Manager or Activity Director.)
  10. All other duties as assigned.

Job Related Factors

  • Communicates positively and respectfully to audience (coworkers, patients, physicians, and others)
  • Performs required tasks without prompting and adjusts appropriately to situations.
  • Adheres to the attendance policy.
  • Attends required meetings and in-services
  • Participates in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs
  • Uses time and resources wisely.
  • Maintains HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality
  • Maintains adequate supplies of items needed to perform job, orders, or reports low items to supervisor.
  • Practices proper phone etiquette, identifying self and department.
  • Reports adverse events regarding patients, guests, or self to supervisor immediately.

Physical Demands:

  • extended periods of standing or walking
  • manual dexterity
  • pushing pulling
  • repetitive motion
  • lifting/carrying >= 50 lbs.
  • kneeling bending
  • stooping
  • visual acuity
  • hearing acuity
  • reaching

Work Conditions:

  • inside
  • occasional highly stressful

Hazards:

  • OHSA Blood Borne Pathogens Class I

Types of Clients Served:

  • Adult (18-55 yrs.)
  • Geriatric (>55 yrs.)

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