Nursing Unit Clerk (NUC) - Surgical & Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) 60% Weekends
Company: The University of Iowa
Location: Iowa City
Posted on: May 22, 2023
Job Description:
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. -
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of
Nursing's Surgical & Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit is seeking a
Nursing Unit Clerk (NUC) to perform clerical, reception, and
related duties relative to nursing care and services to
patients.
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: 60% - 24 hours per week
Schedule: Weekend Nights, 11 pm - 7:30 am
Location: JPP
Merit Pay Plan:
https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/merit-pay-plan
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefits package including paid vacation; sick leave;
health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and
generous employer contributions into retirement plans
- For more information about Why Iowa?, click here
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
- 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.
Desirable Qualifications:
- 6 months of clerical experience
- Public contact/customer service experience
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel
- Excellent communication skills
Please include a resume with your submission. Job openings are
posted for a minimum of 10 calendar 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
the Kylie Guy at kylie-arras@uiowa.edu.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any
conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background
check and credential/education verification. This position is not
eligible for University sponsorship for employment
authorization.
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