Unit Clerk - Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit

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Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents and adults with mental illness and substance abuse addictions. We offer a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet its mission in helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.

Job Summary 

The Unit Clerk in the Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health unit assists in non-clinical procedures and activities that are necessary to the operation of an organized nursing unit:

• Organizes and maintains patient records.
• Provides support to clinical staff in accessing medical records and retrieving documents.
• Performs clerical tasks required to support the functioning of the unit, including but not limited to supporting administrative departments, supplies management, filing, completion and delivery of paperwork.
• Assist and support the hospital's contracted providers to ensure client access and service provision.
• Coordinates client transportation and consult appointments as needed for clients and families, and any related appointment needs of clients under direction of treatment staff.
• Provides telephone and unit desk coverage for unit, clinical, and medical staff.
• Provides reception desk coverage upon request.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One year of experience in a health care setting is a plus.
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