Unit Clerk

How would you describe yourself Reliable Personable Thorough Someone who is there for others You sound like the type of person who might be a great fit as a Unit Clerk with Legacy. As part of a healthcare team youll provide clerical services as you reinforce our mission of making life better for others.

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland plays a vital role as a local and regional leader in serious clinical illness or injury. With around-the-clock expertise for critical health issues including experts in trauma heart care burns significant wounds stroke brain surgery and more Legacy Emanuel is central to the health of our community and critical to the care of the Northwest.

The Unit Clerk participates with the health care team in delivering quality and customer focused health care to patients. Provides general clerical and receptionist services for a nursing or other work unit. Answers phones relays messages to patients and to the appropriate staff orders supplies and generally assists nursing and medical staff in clerical duties that support patient care. As appropriate to the positions scope of duties the Unit Clerk is expected to have critical thinking skills attention to details time management problem solving and customer relations skills in a fast paced environment in order to meet patient needs and contribute to the positive care experience and work environment.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience:

• Six months Unit Clerk experience preferred or equivalent office/clerical experience in a medical setting.

Skills:

• Solid understanding of medical terminology strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to perform detailed work accurately.
• Solid communication skills required.
• Ability to effectively communicate with physicians and with other health care professionals.
• Excellent teamwork skills required.
• Must be able to proficiently operate applicable computer systems.

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People Our Patients Our Communities Our World. Above all we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team we encourage you to applyeven if you dont meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race color religion or creed citizenship status sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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