Elizabethton, TN4 days ago
If assigned to a patient care clinical department, responsibilities may also include: Maintain assignments in computer applications (attach patients, assign pagers), assist patients through answering call lights, appropriately communicate issues to nursing team members timely, immediately notify nurse of urgent patient/resident needs, paging physicians/providers for healthcare team members, clean and fill patient charts, stock patient care supplies at designated room storage location, scheduling patient/resident appointments and preparing required information to accompany the patient/resident, schedule testing/procedures, ensure data/results are entered into the medical record, complete insurance related documents if required. Based on department of assignment, clerical responsibilities vary and may include: Answer/transfertelephone calls, competency in the use of the department electronic medical record/database (input orders/information into computer), maintain and trouble shoot office equipment (copier and fax), order department supplies, create data/reports/minutes at defined frequency accurately, charge reconciliation, maintain department records, ability to multitask simultaneously.