Unit Clerk - Child and Adolescent | Western Psychiatric Hospital
UPMC
The Unit Clerk will provide clerical support for the Child and Adolescent I department on the 3rd floor of Western Psychiatric Hospital, as directed by the Nurse Clinical Manager, or designee, using specified procedures.
The Child/Adolescent I unit is a 22-bed unit which specializes in the treatment of behavioral and emotional problems of children and adolescents typically between 3 and 18 years old.
**This is a Union position with a set pay rate of $15.43.**
**Responsibilities:**
+ Request and log (with verification by RN) patient's appointments, evaluations, consultations and escorts.
+ Obtain various patient reports as requested from computer (e.g., dietary list, laboratory orders, etc.)
+ Answer the telephone, deliver messages, sort unopened mail and place in designated boxes.
+ Maintain unit supplies and equipment.
+ Maintain database for admissin and discharge information.
+ Manage patients' written medical record/chart as per policy and procedure.
+ Provide clerical coverage to other nursing units as directed by Manager of Clinical Support Services.
+ Complete photocopying and faxing as requested.
+ High school diploma or equivalent.
+ Computer experience preferred.
+ The incumbent must be physically capable of running toward or away from areas where problems are occurring and pushing, pulling, lifting equipment such as wheelchairs, carts, boxes, etc.
**Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**
+ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
+ Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
+ Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
+ Act 33 with renewal
+ Act 34 with renewal
+ Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
**_UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran_**
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