Admitting, discharging, and transferring patients onto the Bed Management System. Reviewing EDNS (as required) and ensuring patients' personal details are up-to-date and correctly entered onto the OASIS/PAS System. Inputting and amending Tele tracking for Nursing Staff. Receiving and auditing patients' case-notes and ensuring notes are available for ward rounds. Preparation of trolley, notes, forms, and x-rays in readiness for ward rounds.
Collecting patients' case-notes from the Health Records Department, Transit area. Collection of ethnic and religious data and inputting information onto the OASIS System. Acting as Stage One Officer to determine overseas patients' liability for treatment charges and informing the Overseas Officer. Filing, updating, and maintenance of patients' records, ensuring the Patient Front sheet contains correct details. Keeping daily records of any pathology requests as requested, checking forms are correctly completed.
Delivery of specimens to the Pathology Laboratory if urgently required. Delivery of prescription forms to Pharmacy and collection of drugs as appropriate. Assisting nursing staff with processing of patients' property and valuables in accordance with policy and procedures and arranging for property to be taken into the General Office for safe custody. Liaising with the General Office regarding patients' pensions/benefits.
Arranging appointments for outpatient clinics as directed. Preparing patients' EDNs and admittance notification for GPs for completion by medical staff. Arranging completion and issue of medical certificates for sickness benefits purposes. Arranging ambulance transportation where authorized. Ordering and maintaining ward stationery and supplies. Completion of routine maintenance requests for forwarding to the Estates Department.
Receiving telephone calls, taking and relaying messages, and referring calls as appropriate. Assisting the audit team, rehabilitation nurse, and practice development nurse with administration duties. Answering patients' and relatives' general inquiries and assisting them with any problems throughout their stay. Delivery of notes, urgent requests, post, letters, etc., to other departments within the hospital. Delivery of post, etc., to patients.
Liaising with other hospitals and departments, social services, GP surgeries, and home help. To liaise closely with the Progress Chasing team on a daily basis. Arranging for requests for nursing aids, walking aids, and surgical appliances to be processed with the appropriate departments. Ensuring all information is correctly entered into the admission and cross-reference books. Photocopying of paperwork as required and faxing as per policy guidelines.
To provide cover for annual leave and sickness leave on any of the medical wards as directed. Ensuring all mandatory training is up to date and all Trust policies are adhered to. Any other duties as directed by the Line Manager, Senior Nurse, and Management Team.
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