What is the job description of a (Hospital)Ward Clerk?
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He or she is the floor "secretary."
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Administrative Assistant, Legal Secretary, Medical Secretary, Clerk, Data Entry Technician are just a few to choose from in that field.\n\nGood luck.
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The work I would like to do is to be a general office clerk. I like to photocopy, help with mass mailings, file, and data entry. So far, only the temp agencies have this type of employment. They don't have it every week, but occasionally they do. My dream job is to do this for someone in a 40 hour work week every week.
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It depends on what kind of lab you're talking about...\nPlease specify...\n\nAssuming a lab tech that works in a hospital medical laboratory in disciplines such as microbiology, hematology, chemistry, blood-bank,... the title would be -  MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST.
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-------------------------------------\n\nJob Title: Infection Control Assistant\n\nPurpose.......... To coordinate comprehensive hospital-wide infection control program in accordance with current standards of regulatory agencies and governmental and HCPC policies and procedures.  \nScope............ Responsible for the day-to-day administration and development of delegated Infection Control program and special assignments.  \nDimensions....... Indeterminate.  \nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS \nRequired......... Essential functions of the job include, but are not limited to:  \nEnsures Infection Control program is operated in accordance with JCAHO and other standards. \n\n Monitors statistics on nosocomial infections, notifying administration when appropriate, in order to take steps in minimizing further problems. \n\n Disseminates information to staff and public regarding infection control measures. \n\n Provides infection control orientation to new employees and other personnel so that the program is not compromised by lack of information. \n\n Prepares reports needed by public health authorities to ensure compliance with regulations regarding infection control. \n\n Must be able to respond to emergency situations. \n \nDUTIES \nTypical........... Coordinates a comprehensive hospital-wide infection control program in accordance with current standards of regulatory agencies such as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Harris County Psychiatric Center policies and procedures and applicable governmental regulations. Makes regular unit rounds. Maintains the Infection Control program in a consistently survey-ready state, meeting the standards and other requirements of the JCAHO, Medicare, and other certifying/licensing organizations. Assists in coordinating infection control policies and procedures. Coordinates surveillance activities, investigating clusters or unusual nosocomial infections, notifying administration where appropriate. Develops and implements a system for tracking employee illness to prevent or minimize the spread of contagious disease in the hospital staff, for the protection of staff, patients and visitors. Disseminates information regarding CDC/JCAHO standards as they pertain to infection control. Provides orientation, training and consultation to nursing, housekeeping and other personnel as needed; meets with them regularly to help coordinate infection control policies at HCPC. Assists, as necessary, in orientation and continuing education in-services on Infection Control. Prepares regular reports to appropriate public health authorities where indicated. \n May perform other duties as assigned. \n \nPeriodic......... Functions as part of the Quality Assurance team. Performs appropriate activities as directed by various committee assignments. \nSUPERVISION \nReceived.......... Reports to the Director of Quality and Standards.  \nGiven............. None.  \nEDUCATION \nRequired.......... Bachelor's degree in microbiology, public health epidemiology, biology or related field; or registered nurse with current license with the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners.  \nEXPERIENCE \nRequired.......... Minimum of three years in hospital clinical experience.  \nEQUIPMENT \nRequired.......... Use of electronic terminals and standard office equipment.  \nWORKING CONDITIONS \nUsual............ Psychiatric hospital/clinical environment.  \nSpecial.......... May be exposed to infectious disease. Standard precautionary measures must be exercised. \nPHYSICAL/COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS \nUsual............ In exercising these functions the incumbent must be able to exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  \nSpecial.......... None.  \nOTHER \n The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended
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It depends on what kind of nurse you are.  Unilike doctors, nurses do not specialize until after graduation.  In general, in the hospital environment, nurses monitor and assess the patients and inform doctors of any changes or complications.  Doctors write orders, and nurses carry out those orders.  Things such as medication administration, dressing changes, inserting IVs and catheters, drawing blood and the like.  Nurses are the front line.  We spend the most time with patients, know when things are going wrong, and are the first responders in an emergency.  Nurses also serve as advocates for their patients, and spend a great deal of time planning the best care, and teaching a patient and their family on diagnoses, and health maintancence.  I love being a nurse!
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A description of job duties and responsibilities.
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Medical Coder and Biller. \n\nYou can cet a certification or an Associates Degree. You can work in all types of Medical Offices and even from home.  You will learn Medical Terminology, Medical Abbreviations and so on. It is a good career choice for entering into the Health feild.
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I would go to a modern hospital, and ask.  When you don't know something, ask people who work in that feild.
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that's actually a funny question I worked in organ transplant before.\n\nRN - There are several roles for nurses in organ transplant. the nurse does everything from managing the donor, allocate the organs, work with the recipients\n\nTransplant surgeon - they recover the organs and transplant\n\nHistotechnologist - the do the genetic testing to make sure the organs are a good match. They also do testing to make sure the donor doesn't have any communicable diseases\n\nCourier - they move the organs from one place to another, take lab specimens to different labs\n\nSurgical technicians - they help the surgeons recover the organs\n\nOrgan placement specialists - they place the organs for transplant, run the lists, fax charts, ets
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call a hospital and speak to nurses.
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Until now assignment descriptions have been loosely based on old Whitley grades; but hundreds of different role descriptions are used in Trusts across the country. This is unfair and contrary to the principle of equal pay for work of equal value that lies at the heart of Agenda for Change. Our new system of classifying assignments provides national consistency.\n\nOur challenge was to design a system that met the needs of all our partner Trusts while at the same time being simple enough for everyone to understand. We have done this by using the national role profiles that have emerged from the implementation of Agenda for Change in Trusts. Although they may not match exactly the job titles in every Trust we are sure they will be familiar to you.\n\nThe assignment types, their codes and a brief description of each are set out in the table below.\n\n\nAssignment Type  Short Code Description \nCare Support Worker CSW Undertakes personal care duties. Reports patient condition to qualified staff. \nCare Support Worker Higher CSWH More senior Care Support Worker often qualified to NVQ level 3 or equivalent. Undertakes a range of delegated clinical health duties including reporting patient information. \nNurse Associate Practitioner ASP Implements care, records clinical observations, contributes to the assessment of care needs, and carries out certain nursing procedures such as re-catheterisation, taking blood samples, administering injections. Qualified to foundation degree level or equivalent. Reports to a registered nurse. \nNursery Nurse  NN Implements neo-natal care packages to sick infants under the supervision of midwives and nurses. Teaches parent craft to parents and carers of the infants in the unit. \nRegistered Nurse RN Practitioner holding current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Responsible for assessing patients, planning and implementing care, and maintaining records. \nTheatre Practitioner TP Practitioner responsible for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care for patients undergoing theatre procedures. Qualified to diploma, degree or equivalent level in operating department practice. \nNurse Team Leader NTL Registered nurse responsible for providing clinical and managerial to nurses and support staff. \nRegistered Midwife RM Practitioner holding appropriate current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Responsible for assessing care needs, developing, implementing and evaluating care for women and their babies throughout the ante-natal, intra-partum and post-natal periods. \nTheatre Practitioner Higher Level TPHL Theatre practitioner responsible for providing clinical and managerial supervision to theatre staff. \nCommunity Psychiatric Nurse CPN Practitioner holding appropriate current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Responsible for assessing mental health patients, planning, implementing and assessing their programmes of care, liaising with other agencies as appropriate, and for providing specialist advice in the community  \nHealth Visitor HV  Practitioner holding appropriate current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Responsible for assessing clients, planning and implementing care, and maintaining records. Works with families with specific health and social needs, runs child health clinics and provides clinical supervision to other staff and students. \nNurse Team Manager NTM  Registered Nurse responsible for managing a ward or equivalent unit of service delivery. Responsible for staff management including: rotas, recruitment and selection, appraisal and performance management. May hold and manage a budget. \nNurse Advanced NAD  Registered nurse who is a lead specialist in a defined area of nursing care. Responsible for assessing patients, planning and implementing their care, and for providing specialist advice and training in their specialist area. \nMidwife Team Manager MTM  Registered Midwife responsible
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I work in a Medical Records department at a hospital and I've worked with a couple of people that went on to nursing or other medical or clerical work. Other departments there also may hire without experience. A knowledge of Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology & Computers may help, but are not always required.  At our hospital there are doctor's offices that are owned by the hospital. Perhaps something like this setting would help you get your experience and also your foot in the door to other job openings. Good Luck!
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I once worked in a clinical lab setting.  Actually, several of them and all of them were set up with a section for each type of testing. Checking on a person's white cell count, red blood cell count, platelet count, hemoglobin and hematocrit would fall under Hematology (the study of blood.)  You can also work in Blood Banking doing blood typing and cross matching for patients that require blood transfusions.  If you like to determine what patient's blood sugars, cholesterol, liver enzymes, heart enzymes and other such tests are, then you would work in Blood Chemistry.  Toxicology is the study of toxic or poisonous drugs (incl. illegal drugs) in the system.  Most lab technicians are trained to work in all areas so they can be utilized more efficiently in the hospital or clinical setting.  What you would want to do is get your degree and get Certified as a Clinical Laboratory Technician (ASCP or something like that.)  I would talk to my college counselor who should be able to give you more information on this career.  You will love it!
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Payroll clerks, also called payroll technicians, screen timecards for calculating, coding, or other errors. They compute pay by subtracting allotments, including Federal and State taxes and contributions to retirement, insurance, and savings plans, from gross earnings. Increasingly, computers are performing these calculations and alerting payroll clerks to problems or errors in the data. In small organizations or for new employees whose records are not yet entered into a computer system, clerks may perform the necessary calculations manually. In some small offices, clerks or other employees in the accounting department process payroll.\n\nPayroll clerks record changes in employees’ addresses; close out files when workers retire, resign, or transfer; and advise employees on income tax withholding and other mandatory deductions. They also issue and record adjustments to workers’ pay because of previous errors or retroactive increases. Payroll clerks need to follow changes in tax and deduction laws, so they are aware of the most recent revisions. Finally, they prepare and mail earnings and tax-withholding statements for employees’ use in preparing income tax returns.\n\nIn small offices, payroll and timekeeping duties are likely to be included in the duties of a general office clerk, a secretary, or an accounting clerk. However, large organizations employ specialized payroll and timekeeping clerks to perform these functions. In offices that have automated timekeeping systems, payroll clerks perform more analysis of the data, examine trends, and work with computer systems. They also spend more time answering employees’ questions and processing unique data.\n\nYou can read more here:\n\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos149.htm
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It's exactly the same as a personal assistant, or secretary, who specializes in medical terminology.  Mainly working with audio transcription equipment like a voice recorder, they will listen to the recording and produce the document from that recording.\n\nIt requires essential specialized training, as a lot of medical terms are really unbelievably difficult to spell, and 100% accuracy is required.
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There are hundreds of different types of nurses just as there are lots of different specialities of doctors.  There are nurses on surgical wards, medical wards, orthopaedic wards, intensive care units, renal wards and units, operating theatres, A&E depts.  There are GP practice nurses, district nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse consultants, research nurses, rehab. nurses, out-patient nurses, health promotion nurses,nursing home nurses, hospice nurses and many many more.  Nurses are professionals who, as part of a team care for patients to promote recovery or make as comfortable as possible where recovery is not acheivable.  They make important decisions on the treatment of individuals and it's about time that they were recognised by the Government and the corrupt NHS managers (who haven't a clue what patients need)  for their important role!