Unit Clerk/Central Supply
Tarrytown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
We offer the Following:
+ Premium Compensation
+ Great Benefits Package
+ Fun, Family-Like Team, and Atmosphere!
+ Work in a Beautifully Remodeled Office
+ Professional Growth & Stability
+ Innovative Training Programs
Benefits:
+ 401(k)
+ Dental insurance
+ Health insurance
+ Paid time off
+ Vision insurance
General Requirement:
The Unit Clerk/Central Supply. Assists the licensed nursing staff in performing a variety of duties in caring for residents in the facility. The Unit Clerk/Central Supply is expected to have knowledge of policies and procedures for providing bedside and out of bed care.
Responsibilities:
I. General
+ Keeps confidential all knowledge of resident problems and/or conditions.
+ Assists new employees in following established facility policies and procedures.
+ Participates in facility education programs as assigned.
+ Participates in resident care conferences and other facility meeting as needed.
+ Participates in individualized plan of care for each resident assigned.
+ Greets residents by name and speaks to residents and families in a kind, thoughtful manner.
+ Works with cooperative spirit.
+ Reports to work in a clean, neat clothing and consistently adhere to dress code.
+ Adheres to facility infection control practices.
+ Offers suggestions to the Charge Nurse that in your opinion would upgrade the quality of care and participate in overall resident care planning.
II. Specific Responsibilities
All residents’ call bell should be answered promptly by all staff members despite role in the facility
+ Maintains central supply par levels.
+ Delivers needed supplies to units. Maintains unit par levels and cleanliness of all supplies.
+ Makes resident appointments and transportation
+ Prepare residents rooms for admissions, names on residents’ doors,
+ Scans in documents and uploads to resident charts Consultations must be uploaded in 2 weeks.
+ Maintains paper file in medical record room per protocol of older residents.
+ Clears medical record room of old files.
+ Assists with retrieving files as needed
+ Ensures that new admission paperwork that has been scanned is destroyed per protocol.
+ Assists with meals on unit, assists with transportation, toileting
+ Answers phones, assists families as needed
+ Provides pertinent information to nurses and Unit managers
+ Introduce self to new admissions, act as liaison to staff of resident concerns.
+ Assists Human resources with filling the staffing schedule
Providing Direct Care (as certified) (including but is not limited to)
+ Personal hygiene—showers, tub baths, sponge baths, etc.
+ Incontinence care in order to keep resident clean and dry.
+ Transfers in and out of bed, lift, turn and positions residents.
+ Oral hygiene and denture care, as needed.
+ Toileting, bedpan/urinal use and empties, clean and sanitizes.
+ Maintains privacy and personal dignity of each resident.
+ Nail and hair care.
+ Assists with activities according to tolerance level, M.D. orders and accountability record.
+ After meal care.
+ Weights as needed.
Preparing residents for meals (as certified):
+ Distributes clothing protectors as resident desires.
+ Serves trays and returns them to the food truck after each meal.
+ Feeds and/or assists residents who need help.
+ Serves between nourishments and provides fresh water to residents.
+ Checks to insure that all residents eating have been served a tray.
+ Wipes tables clean after meals.
+ Records food/fluid intake for residents after each meal.
+ Records intake of nourishments.
+ Offers hs snacks to all residents & intake.
Documenting:
+ Completes accountability records as per facility policy.
+ Records information as needed to complete any incident or accident report.
Transporting (as certified):
+ Escorts residents:
+ To clinic and physician’s offices outside of facility, as assigned.
+ To various programs within the facility.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/ or awarded to employees based on the facilities policy and/ or the CBA, depending on the position.
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