Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 4 hours ago
Unit Clerk - LGH (36 hours/week)
Lancaster, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expPenn Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to patients while conducting innovative research and educating future leaders in medicine. The Unit Clerk position involves organizing the nurse's station, maintaining patient records, and coordinating communication among staff, patients, and families.
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Responsibilities
Assumes responsibility for the organization of the nurse’s station and monitors all related activity
Performs multiple clerical duties necessary for maintaining complete and correct kardex, clinical charts, records, charges and reports
Performs a variety of receptionist duties within assigned areas
Transcribes all orders from the patient charts onto the chart and medication sheets
Completes all paperwork and telephone notifications related to those procedures
Notifies the RN of all STAT Now orders
Organizes and maintains patient records by filing reports on the appropriate charts, calling for old records on all admissions, thinning charts, copying reports, assembling charts and ensuring completeness
Coordinates communication with physicians, staff, patients and families through use of telephone and intercom systems
Completes documentation related to unit activity such as current census, patient admissions, discharges, transfers, surgeries, Nursing Station Activity Sheet and diet sheets under the direction of the Head Nurse
Runs errands as requested by nurses on duty, including drug basket to drug room, goods from Central Supply, medications from Pharmacy, etc
Ensures adequate inventory of supplies and materials by assessing available space and ordering daily and weekly supplies according to the standard
Enters data on the computer
Participates in the orientation and acts as a preceptor for other Unit Clerks under the direction of the Unit Clerk instructor, Head Nurse or Charge Nurse
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent GED
One 1 year of computer experience
One 1 year of secretarial experience
One 1 year of experience with medical terminology
Benefits
Prepaid tuition assistance programs
Company
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$70.9MKey Investors
BIRD FoundationWarren Alpert FoundationNational Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
2023-01-03Grant· $9.7M
2022-08-18Grant· $5.7M
Leadership Team
Kevin Mahoney
Chief Executive Officer of University of Pennsylvania Health System
John Donohue
Vice President, Enterprise Services
Recent News
The Philadelphia Inquirer
2026-01-03
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