What Is a Ward Clerk

What Is A Ward Clerk?

A Ward Clerk is a person who provides general administrative, clerical, and support services for a clinical unit like a medical or surgical ward, an intensive care unit, or an emergency department. Ward Clerks may also be referred to as Ward Secretaries, Floor Clerks, Unit Clerks, Unit Assistants, or Unit Secretaries.Jun 4, 2012

What are the duties of a ward clerk?

What they do. Greet people when they come in, look after medical records and test results, answer the phone, general administration. Often the ward clerk relays information from medical teams, for example updating relatives when someone has been brought in as an emergency.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

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