The responsibilities of a hospital clerk include answering phones, organizing patient forms, admissions, and discharge paperwork, and filing patient records accurately and confidentially. As a hospital clerk, you also perform other patient communication, clerical, and administrative duties depending on the needs of the hospital unit or ward where you work. Doctors or other medical professionals in the hospital may rely on you to transcribe orders or reports. You may order supplies, move equipment, or show patients to a room in addition to your clerical duties.