Outpatient Unit Clerk

Overview

About Kennedy Krieger Institute

Kennedy Krieger Institute leads the way in translating scientific advances into new therapies and educational interventions, while providing an inspirational environment for training tomorrow's leaders in the field. These successes benefit millions of children, adolescents, and adults around the world. Kennedy Krieger Institute offers more than 55 outpatient clinics, home and community programs, education, research, pediatric neurobehavioral and rehabilitation/feeding inpatient units and a day hospital.

This position is 40 hours per week, working Monday through Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm in the Outpatient Clinics.

Benefits You Will Receive

• · $10,500/year tuition advancement/reimbursement for employees earning undergrad and graduate degrees (pro-rated for 16-39 hours/week)

• · 50% college tuition grant for dependents of eligible employees budgeted 30-40 hours per week up to $32,000/year

• · Student loan repayment for employees budgeted 30-40 hours per week ($100 per month up to $10,500)

• · Relocation assistance

• · Medical, Dental, Vision (active the month after you attend HR) most places make you wait 3-6 months)

• · Enhanced Mental Health Benefits

• · 401K Automatic 3% employer-funded "base contribution" with additional 1.5%-3% based on years of service

• · Sick and Vacation accrual upon first day of work

• · Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (Child Care Spending Account)

• $2,000 for each eligible child through the age of 6; $600 for each child age 7-10

• · Free secure and monitored parking

Responsibilities

• · Serves as a receptionist for the Outpatient Department (OPD).

• · Has great customer service skills.

• · Demonstrates cultural competence.

• · Triages incoming calls and relays the information to the appropriate person.

• · Assists in providing patients and families with needed scheduling information and Institute directions.

• · Prints specimen labels (computerized and addressograph).

• · Prepares and maintains outpatient packets specific to each medical clinic.

• · Obtains patient charts from Health Information Management (HIM) as needed.

• · Inventories and orders stationery for the OPD.

• · Maintains Nurses Station area in a neat, clean, and organized fashion.

• · Stamps all necessary outpatient paperwork with patient's plate.

• · Copies and posts clinic schedules in OPD and updates daily clinic schedule as changes occur.

• · Drafts memos, policies and procedures, staff meeting minutes, and other communications for the OPD.

• · Xeroxes needed reports, charts, and pertinent information as requested by the OPD nursing staff or physicians.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED required

Experience: Three years' experience as a receptionist/secretary, preferably in a medical setting, required.

Benefits

EOE/M/F/D/V

We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a?healthcare?institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.

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Vacancy ID 10231

Pos. Category Nursing

Job Location : Street 801 N. Broadway

# of Hours 40.00

Job Locations US-MD-Baltimore

Pos. Type Regular Full Time

Department : Name Nursing - Outpatient

Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer M/F/Disability/ProtectedVet