Unit Assistant - Hospital Float Staffing - PRN - Day Shift

Department: Nursing Administration

Performs administrative and clerical duties in support of an assigned clinical area.

Responsibilities:
Greets patients, visitors, and new admissions. Answers general inquiries and schedules patients for appointments. Answers, screens, and routes telephone calls.

• Performs general clerical duties including filing, email correspondence, and mail distribution. Creates various reports and documents as assigned. Helps patients/residents with basic technology and social media
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care
• Performs unit safety checks. Assists with meeting patient needs and escalates as appropriate
• May assist with meals, pass and collect trays, pass out activities, and transport patients/residents through facility. May assist with stocking supplies and keeping unit and patient rooms clean and orderly
• May maintain staff schedules and timekeeping as assigned.