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Unit Clerk
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Meridian
Gainesville, FL (In Person)
$33,946 Salary, Full-Time
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$16.32|hour | non-exempt Why Choose Meridian? For over 50 years, Meridian Healthcare has been a trusted provider of compassionate care for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges. With service centers across 13 counties in North Central Florida, we are committed to transforming lives and communities from the inside out. We live by our core values: Hope, Empathy, Accountability, Resilience, and Teamwork (H.E.A.R.T.). If these resonate with you, we invite you to become part of our dedicated and mission-driven team.Position Summary:
The Unit Clerk is responsible for performing secretarial/clerical duties while providing top notch customer service skills. He/she functions as the focal communication source in the nursing station. Provides indirect care in the department under the direction of the Unit Supervisor.Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1-year minimum experience in a clerical setting, healthcare preferred
- Experience in Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse preferred
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Answers phones: screens and routes calls appropriately; maintains client confidentiality when dealing with phone/visitors; demonstrates ability to transfer/utilize phone system.
- Assists in maintenance of clinical charts and records.
- Maintains and updates unit inventory and client statistical information.
- Files Baker Act Petitions and maintains each week's court docket.
- Performs photocopying, faxing, uploading, document disposal and related office functions.
- Manages medication prior authorizations.
- Monitors/completes unit work orders and requests.
- Maintains staff on-call and stay-over logs.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Physical Requirements:
- Significant amounts of walking and standing are required in monitoring of tenants.
- Ability to sit, use hands and fingers, talk or hear, and smell continually. Ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch occasionally.
- Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 10 lbs. and occasionally lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
- Close vision required to see computer monitor, read documents, and operate copy and fax machine. Distance and peripheral vision needed for driving and monitoring of residents.
- Work environment is indoors and climate controlled. Frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
- Must be awake on all shifts - no sleeping Ready to Make an Impact?