Unit Clerk-pft-medical/surgical Unit

2 weeks ago


Milton, Canada Halton Healthcare Services Full time

Ref #:928683

Specific Department and Program:Med/Surg

Location:Milton

Posted Date:Feb 8, 2024

**Posting # **2024-928683

**CUPE 815**

**Position**: Unit Clerk

**Department**: Medical/Surgical Unit

**Status**: Permanent Full Time

**Site**: Milton

Halton Healthcare’s vision of Exemplary patient experiences, always, goes beyond just the patient experience; it has shaped our entire culture and remains at the core of every interaction in our organization, from our patients & families to our staff, physicians and volunteers. We believe in exemplary PEOPLE experiences always

At Halton Healthcare you will thrive in a healthcare culture and environment that embraces inclusion, diversity and belonging with ‘exemplary patient care, always’ at the heart of everything we do.

We empower our people to be the very best they can be so they can make a difference for our patients and the communities we serve.

Halton Healthcare takes great pride in providing quality, compassionate healthcare services to our rapidly growing communities. As a progressive and vibrant healthcare organization, we are committed to being an innovative center of excellence in community hospital care.

**Unit profile**:
The enhanced new Medical/Surgical Inpatient Unit including services for general medicine and general surgery has a dedicated and ambitious multidisciplinary team whom are committed to providing exemplary patient and family centered care. The day to day activity of the unit is ever changing as the patient population and diagnoses are so diverse. The unit is supported by a Clinical Resource Nurse, a Professional Practice Clinician and a Patient Care Manager. Halton Healthcare is proud to be an employer of choice who encourages staff to engage in continuous learning and take part in leadership initiatives in order to help realize their career goals.

**This is what you’ll be doing**:
Duties will include a variety of reception and clerical functions including registering patients; answering telephone; completing requisitions; transcribing doctors' orders; scheduling appointments; ordering and maintaining inventory of supplies; filing; data entry on computer system; staff scheduling.
- Enters lab orders in Meditech
- Transcribes physician orders
- Updates information in McKesson Visibility in collaboration with the Clinical Resource Nurse
- Validates healthcare coverage
- Validates appropriate insurance information
- Creates and closes treatment records
- Answers telephone
- Addresses inquiries from the public, family and hospital staff
- Completes various clerical tasks/audits as required
- Assembles charts
- Works with accommodation staff to identify opportunities to meet patients preferred accommodations
- e-Schedule entries, edits and staffing calls as necessary
- Enters Maintenance and IS requests as necessary
- Other duties as assigned

**This is what you’ll need to do it**:
Halton Healthcare endeavors to hire individuals who are competent in their chosen profession and who exemplify our mission, vision and values of accountability, respect and compassion which guide our individual behaviours and attitudes.
- Recent Medical Office Administration diploma from a recognized college required and/or a minimum of 1 year recent relevant experience in a similar clerical role in a clinical setting required
- Medical terminology certificate required
- Must have experience with the Meditech Patient Information System
- Must have experience with other patient care related databases i.e. Critical
- Familiarity with computers and accessory equipment - printers, scanners
- Advanced keyboarding and extremely accurate data entry skills required
- Minimum of 30 wpm typing speed required
- Accurate spelling is required
- Able to work with mínimal supervision and to prioritize work
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English fluently
- Demonstrated excellent customer service skills and the ability to diplomatically respond to physicians, staff and family inquiries in a demanding work environment
- Must be able to meet the physical demands of the position which involves frequent sitting, standing and reaching
- Satisfactory employment and attendance record required

Preference will be given to those applicants with greater than 2 years’ Unit Clerk experience in a Medical/ Surgical In-patient unit setting.

**Salary**: $27.69 - $28.26 per hour

**Date Posted**: February 8, 2024

**Internal Applicants due by**:February 15, 2024
- In accordance with Directive #6, Halton Healthcare has implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination and Management Policy. All new hires must be fully compliant with our Policy as a condition of employment with Halton Healthcare. Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a documented medical exemption as part of the hiring process._
- In accordance with the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabi



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