Job Description
Position Overview
Receives patients who are being registered to an inpatient or outpatient program. Obtains all required documentation to pre‑admit, register and assign beds to a patient according to departmental and hospital policies and procedures. Updates the ADT system by entering transfers, discharges and other edit information. Clerical duties include answering phones, responding to patient and visitor inquiries, and faxing information to internal and external sources as defined by policy. Other responsibilities include assigning beds, picking up and delivering charts, providing coverage for Communications Clerk, sending chart request information to Health Records on days and evenings and pulling charts from Health Records as required.
Experience
- Experience as a ward clerk, unit assistant, secretary or receptionist in a clinical area is deemed to meet the definition of related.