Unit Clerk - Surgery Clinic - FT 8a-4:30p
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About the job
The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model.
We are a safety net hospital and our Patients are our North Star! With a dedicated staff of over 160 physicians and 1,600 employees, Broadlawns Medical Center ensures that our community has access to high quality healthcare that is coordinated, compassionate and cost-effective. We provide our employees a top-rated benefits package, supportive work culture, and more!
Unit Clerk - Surgery Clinic
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Under the supervision of the Clinic Nurse Manager or Clinic Administrator, assists in planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the activities on the nursing unit by performing clerical and receptionist duties and maintaining the physical environment of the area.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Provides team support services that result in patient and family satisfaction.
- Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence consistent with hospital-wide unit-specific standards.
- Completes and maintains all yearly competency monitors and mandatory training within defined timeframe (i.e. safety, annual in-services, corporate compliance, and confidentiality).
- Demonstrates an ability to remain calm, professional, and productive in a fast-paced environment.
- Handwriting is legible.
- Attends unit meetings.
- Demonstrates competence in specified computer applications.
- See Unit Coordinator Skills and Knowledge section of performance appraisal.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Uses office equipment efficiently (i.e. telephone, fax, copy machine, computer, printer).
- Works consistently as a team member.
- Demonstrates effective communication strategies in dealing with patients and hospital personnel.
- Successful completion of Nursing Services orientation and in-service requirements.
- Familiarity with computers.
- HS diploma or GED.
Work Shift
8a-4:30p (United States of America)
Benefits (FT/PT)
- Retirement - IPERS
- Education Assistance
- Employee Health & Wellness
- PTO
- Free Parking
- Health Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance
- 529 College Savings Plan
- And more!
Broadlawns Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
From Broadlawns Medical Center's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Broadlawns Medical Center
Broadlawns Medical Center is a public hospital with an emergency department in Des Moines, IA. Its job board posts jobs for nurses, imaging techs and mental health staff. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Broadlawns Medical Center
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