Clinical Associate- Part Time - 18 Hours Per Week (3714)
Summary
Administrative role supporting healthcare directors and supervisors with patient records, inventory, and unit operations in a behavioral health hospital.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for providing administrative support to the Director of Nursing, Director, Nursing/Infection Prevention, Director Senior Day Center, Director Quality, Safety & Regulatory and all Supervisors. This position supports and oversees activities on the unit related to patient belonging, patient laundry processes, dietary and kitchen services, including inventory.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides support to Directors for routine and special projects.
- Supports Supervisor work as assigned.
- Updates census sheet and unit white boards with daily census and new admissions/discharges
- Maintains name bands on patients and checks daily
- Maintains names on patient rooms and checks daily
- Prepares medical records for admission
- Ensures face sheets have correct provider name daily
- Ensures all orders and labs are signed by medical and nursing staff and appropriately filed in the medical record
- Provides compiles discharge chart to Medical Records in timely manner, ensuring completeness of record
- Maintains clinical records according to appropriate policies and procedures
- Updates Meditech with admissions, transfers, and discharges
- Files lab data daily after it is signed by medical and nursing staff
- Files clinical data in chart on a daily basis i.e. Basic Care Sheets and Q15 Minute Checks
- Ensures correct provider on EMR as required
- Maintains forms for unit as needed and ensures a sufficient quantity are available for all to use
- Maintains Downtime File Box for each unit
- Prints and copies worksheets for staff as directed
- Copies and/or faxes paperwork as requested
- Establishes and oversees processes for the following:
- Identifying belongings upon admission and sharing with staff.
- Receiving, labeling and storing clothing brought in during admission.
- Obtaining patient belongings for discharge, including valuables
- Processing any clothing left behind after discharge and sending to patient.
- Work with National to ensure appropriate par- levels for supplies
- Ensure supplies are organized and labeled
- Ensures items are dated and contain patient names as appropriate
- Ensures no staff items are stored with patient items.
- All other duties as assigned