Health Unit Clerk – Presurgical Unit

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Job Title

Health Unit Clerk – Presurgical Unit

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

Perioperative Services-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

AK9959

Shift

Days

Schedule

5:00am-3:30pm

Job Summary

USW Bidding Period: 11/11/2025 - 11/15/2025

Job Details

USW Bidding Period: 11/11/2025 - 11/15/2025

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.  

As a Health Unit Clerk, your role supports the smooth operation of the unit by coordinating communication, schedules, and supplies. Responsibilities include communicating with the waiting room clerk, monitoring the patient board for schedule updates or add-ons, prioritizing patient charts in proper order, ordering and maintaining unit supplies, and printing daily schedules for nursing staff. 

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work closely with healthcare professionals, allowing you to gain valuable knowledge and experience while becoming part of a supportive team that values communication, collaboration, and delivering an exceptional patient experience.

A caregiver in this position works three 10-hr shifts from 5:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:   

• Perform administrative and clerical duties.  

• Conduct an in-person greeting and welcome newly admitted and transferred patients to the unit.  

• Communicate with and facilitate communication between patients, families, other departments and healthcare team members regarding patient care.  

• Assist with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges.  

• Provide concierge service to assist patients and families with wayfinding and directing them to available resources.  

• Assemble and maintain patient medical records and other documents related to patient care.  

• Troubleshoot equipment.  

• Respond to patient call lights and make rounds. 

• Keep nursing stations clean and organized.  

• Complete mandatory education and training.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• High School Diploma or GED  

• One year of experience in a customer service-related role  

• Prior job experience with typing or computer training or equivalent coursework 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Microsoft Office experience  

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Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires frequent data entry, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires normal or corrected speech, hearing and vision.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

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