Team Assistant

**Job Description**:
Are you highly organized, detail-oriented and able to work accurately in a busy environment with frequent interruptions? Are you seeking a rewarding career that cares for others, in an organization that cares for you? You’re looking in the right place.

As a **Team Assistant**, you will provide support for the assigned team in their daily activities to ensure that patients receive prompt, effective customer service.

As a valued team member, your mission will be to help our patients be healthier at home, while you benefit from our supports for professional growth, personal wellness and work-life balance.

What will you do?
- Provide administrative support services to Care Coordinators
- Process new referrals, and orders for services, supplies and equipment
- Process and assist in managing confidential patient records
- Enter, update and maintain a high volume of patient data in the electronic database
- Answer a high volume of telephone inquiries from patients, families and service providers, and refer callers as appropriate
- Provide back-up support to other positions, as required

What must you have?
- A Grade 12 diploma (minimum)
- 2+ years’ related office experience
- Accurate keyboarding/data-entry skills
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to work with mínimal supervision
- Advanced multi-tasking skills, with the ability to meet performance and service goals
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team and interact tactfully and sensitively with patients from wide-ranging cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including strong listening skills
- Flexibility to work a schedule that includes days, evenings and weekends to meet organizational needs
- We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. As a condition of employment, all employees are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination status prior to start date

What would give you the edge?
- A college diploma in the health or social services field, or business/office administration
- Familiarity with medical terminology, and office administrative procedures/concepts
- Knowledge of services provided by Ontario Health atHome
- Ability to speak French or another second language

Hours of Work

Position Location and Travel

A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is preferred.

What do we offer?

**We know wellness is supported with work-life balance.** In an inclusive culture committed to support your passion for continuous learning, growth and innovation, we offer:

- Attractive comprehensive compensation packages and benefits
- Valuable development opportunities
- Membership in a world class defined benefit pension plan

Who we are

**We are Ontario Health atHome, ready to serve every person in Ontario.** We partner with patients and caregivers, primary care providers, hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, service providers and Ontario Health Teams, to deliver responsive, accessible, integrated, patient-centred care.

**If you’re interested in driving excellence in care and service delivery**, and seeking an unparalleled opportunity to lead and learn, partner and connect, care and be cared for, this is your home.

Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Commitment
- We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted_._

**Date Posted**:August 28, 2024

**Closing Date**: September 4, 2024

**Start Date**: October 2, 2024

**Anticipated End Date**: May 23, 2025

**Program**: Community

**Job Type**: Temporary Full-time

**Salary**:$26.22 -$30.96/per hour

**Group**:CUPE

**Branch**: Peterborough