Surgical Services Secretary- Surgical Services

3 months ago

Toronto, Canada Women's College Hospital Full time

**Company Bio**

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

With the mobilization of our 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, WCH has entered an exciting phase of its history - strengthening its bond with partners and introducing a new and inspiring vision: Healthcare revolutionized for a healthier and more equitable world.

**FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY**:
As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to the Hospital’s Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness department.

This is a Temporary Casual Position.

The Surgical Services Secretary provides clerical support to the Surgical Program while providing support to other secretaries in a shared service model. This will include appointment bookings and follow up, collaboration with the clinical team to ensure pre-and-post surgical requirements are met, and clerical functions to support efficient clinic operations.

Summary of duties but not limited to:
Facilitate efficient and timely access to surgical specialty surgical services by receiving and processing referrals and scheduling first appointments:

- Work collaboratively in an inter-professional shared model of care
- Receive referrals and triage according to established guidelines within the Program
- Ensure all required information is received from referring source to facilitate timely scheduling of appointments
- Triage to appropriate physician and Nurse Practitioner as per established decision algorithms
- Consult with physician and clinical team to appropriately triage and schedule patients in the surgical specialty required
- Initiate patient chart for surgical specialty areas in the Electronic Patient Record
- Schedule patient visits and coordinate required tests
- Communicate scheduled visit to appropriate individuals (referring physician, patient, etc.)
- Ensure patient receives written and verbal instruction regarding tests and appointments ensuring patient understands any special preparation instructions and provides additional info regarding the tests when required
- Function in an independent capacity to contact patients regarding scheduled appointments and provide any needed clarification regarding clinic appointment or test preparation
- Maintain physician schedule for surgical clinic, services, committees and meetings including internal and external engagements
- Problem solve, triage and schedule related issues in consultation within the clinical team

Contribute to the efficient operations of surgical services including clinics by booking complex tests and follow-up appointments and ensuring that the health record for each scheduled patient is up to date:

- Generating a chart for the referral and retrieving any patient results not in EPR
- File reports not in EPR in Women’s College Hospital records
- Liaise with Health Records regarding chart requests
- Check patients in and out of clinics
- Book complex tests, procedures and appointments to enhance the patient experience and clinic optimization
- Exhibit a strong understanding of the complexities of procedures/tests /consult referrals to be booked within the surgical specialties/areas
- Self-directed with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with the team in the assigned clinic and surgical area as an integral part of that team and will ensure that team members are informed of the updated schedule, room assignment and any potential changes in the clinic schedule
- Effectively communicates with all hospital clients and stakeholders

Enhance the patient experience by facilitating patient and health care provider flow:

- Ensure that patients are appropriately consented for their surgical procedures or appointments
- Coordinate and support patient and caregivers health teaching with clinicians as required
- Coordinate surgical bookings including surgical assist for the surgical suite
- Coordinate patient pre-operative preparation and documentation
- At completion of the patient visit coordinate all related tests, follow-up appointments and schedules according to the physicians plan of care

Engage in clerical activities to support efficient surgical services operations and contribute to a professional and team focus environment:

- Engage in activities to support efficient clinic operations, including use of various technologies and processes
- Independently respond to patient and provider inquiries & ensures messages are referred to the appropriate person
- Attend and participate in surgical services admini

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