Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

An Opportunity to Join our Remarkable Care as a Unit Clerk awaits YOU!!!! 

Trinity Health Livonia is a beautiful full-service, 304-bed acute care hospital, located in Livonia, MI, that provides comprehensive care, including a 24-hour emergency department, general medicine, inpatient and outpatient surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, intensive care unit, cancer, cardiology, geriatrics and birthing and women's health. Through several major expansions in the hospital, programs and services, Trinity Health Livonia continues to offer the latest in quality health and medical services. Trinity Health Livonia has received numerous awards recognizing excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance and efficiency. 

 

GENERAL SUMMARY: 

Performs clerical duties by assisting the professional nursing staff by performing routine duties in caring for assigned patients in a designated area.  Utilizes Powerchart for Order Entry, and is a resource to employees utilizing the system. 

 

 

PERFORMANCE DUTIES 

• Answers telephones and relays messages, making calls as necessary. 

• Assembles charts for admission, transfer and discharges, post charges. 

• Sets up appointments for special procedures as necessary with appropriate departments, as well as setting appointments up for patients on an outpatient basis. 

• Demonstrates ability to utilize order entry, order modification, D/C and cancel orders as directed. 

• Printer and Fax machine utilization and trouble shooting 

• Makes a manual requisition for patient orders for Registered Nurse approval during emergencies, codes and downtime. 

• Maintains unit patient log. Collects data for various topics related to patient care. 

•  Orders and maintains necessary clerical supplies and equipment for unit function. 

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• May be responsible for assuring that patient medical claim data used for billing purposes accurately reflects the clinical care provided by the patient care department by: 

• Acquire and maintain a complete understanding of department charges, charge order sets, department CDM and charge capture processes. 

• Perform charge capture on a daily basis (same as date of service). 

• Perform charge reconciliation on a daily and monthly basis. 

• Identify and investigate variances between Cerner and HealthQuest and ensure a timely resolution of issues. 

• Demonstrate competence on applicable software system(s) and how to access, retrieve and print reports from Quest/Vista. 

• Obtain, review and correct errors per error report(s) or upon request. 

• Refer to the Department Charge Management Manual for authoritative and department specific processes and timelines. 

 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS 

• High School graduate. 

• Training in/completion of Order Entry computer system. 

• Completion of Clerk orientation. 

• Computer literate. 

• Must be familiar with location of various departments and general regulation of the hospital 

 

 

BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO YOU AS A COLLEAG