UNIT CLERK

Job Description 

Unit Clerk – Duties & Responsibilities

Audits & Monitoring

• Complete weekly tub temperature checks and record findings.
• Conduct weekly patient belongings labelling audits.
• Perform monthly call bell audits.
• Complete weekly sling audits ensuring slings are maintained, safe, and labelled.
• Audit incontinence products twice weekly and report findings to SDC/DOC for follow-up and education.
• Conduct oxygen audits as scheduled.
• Complete and maintain airbed and siderail audits.
• Check and confirm bath temperature monitoring is completed by care teams.

Resident Care Documentation & Tracking

• Maintain an updated siderail list.
• Maintain a current wanderguard list and ensure devices are functioning appropriately.
• Ensure transfer assessments are present and updated in resident rooms.
• Continue updating resident lists routinely.
• Maintain accurate and complete deceased or transferred resident files.

Scheduling & Communication

• Maintain and schedule IDTC (Interdisciplinary Team Conferences).
• Email meeting details to resident families and management.
• Arrange audiologist, denturist, optometrist and other required consultations for residents.
• Continue rotation of Health Care Aide assignments and update bathing list regularly.

Supplies & Ordering

• Continue ordering and organizing general supplies, lab supplies, and medical products.
• Manage delivery, stocking, and distribution of supplies.
• Maintain ongoing product ordering and related audits.
• Assist in engraving toenail and fingernail clippers for proper identification and reuse.

Record Management & Administrative Support

• Continue assembling admission packages for new residents.
• Continue with nursing department filing and document organization.
• Ensure storage room remains clean, organized, and tidy.
• Maintain oxygen ordering procedures and related documentation.
• Complete additional administrative duties as assigned.

Direct Resident Support

• Assist residents at mealtimes as required.
• Support staff, families, and residents with general clerical and communication needs.

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When you choose to build your career with Extendicare, you’re joining a team dedicated to making a difference. By focusing our energy on enriching the lives of our residents every day, we transform both the quality of their lives and the quality of our own work experiences. 

If you have a passion for caring, turn it into a rewarding career with Extendicare! 

Extendicare and affiliated organizations including our partner homes in Extendicare Assist, accommodate the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes upon request.