Unit Coordination Assistant - Operating Room

Position: Unit Coordination Assistant - Operating Room

Status: Temporary Full Time

Dept: Operating Room

Posting ID: 2024-38965

Role Level: Admin Clerical (AC03) $23.47 to $29.30

Site: Credit Valley Hospital

Posted: Sept 17, 2024

Internal Deadline: Sept 24, 2024

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

*The location of any vacancy/position may be changed or reassigned as per operational needs

Position Summary:

The Unit Coordination Assistant provides clerical support for reception; new referrals processing and information management; patient adminstrative services, ensures the clerical administration and operation of the patient services department/clinic; and performs other duties consistent with the job classification as required.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Reception

Greets patients, visitors and staff, directing them to appropriate personnel and/or destination/room, providing assistance as required.

Completes positive patient identification on arrival in unit. Merges forms from the patient with printing from registration and Pre-Surgery Clinic to complete health record..

Explains hospital/department policy and procedures to patients, visitors and staff as necessary (including infection prevention and control).

Answers the telephone, sends/received faxes, responding to enquiries within scope of authority, or, directing to most appropriate person.

Takes, prioritizes and relays messages for staff and/or patients. Locates staff, pages healthcare professionals as required.

Open, sort and distribute incoming mail and other materials.

New referrals processing and information management

Creates and maintains charts. Ensures required forms are received, completed correctly and put into patient file.

Enters patient information and appointments into required databases, updates with appointment and other medical information

Assists new patients completing required questionnaire, responding to questions within scope of authority.

Prepares and updates patient charts with lab reports, test results and other pertinent information. Scans and copies chart and other information as required.

Ensures patient discharged are processed and charts are sent to Health Records

Patient Administrative Services

Books outpatient new and follow up appointments, triaging referrals as appropriate. Cancels appointments and follows up with other patients for rescheduling of visit.

Explains test/visit preparations as required within scope of authority.

Liaises with internal departments and external healthcare facilities to book/cancel tests, appointments.

Books interpreters for patients as needed.

Arranges for transportation for patients as required (e.g. those staying in nursing homes).

Transcribes and enters physician orders including medication, lab and imaging orders and other patient information into appropriate system

Enters data including appointment requests and discharge documentation.

Notifies appropriate personnel of patient movement, cancellations, appointments and other patient information in a timely and accurate manner.

Ensures efficient clerical administration and operation of the department within scope of authority

Prepares clinic lists, identifies orders needed as required.

Enters and maintains payroll records (include sick and vacation requests).

Confirms self-pay patient receipt prior to surgical procedure.

Request/receives reports from external healthcare facilities as directed

Prepare patient information for review by the healthcare professional

Requisitions and maintains office/medical supplies; counts and labels inventory as required. May be required to stock unit carts and/or supply areas.

Education:

Completion of high school or recognized equivalent is required.

Completion of a Medical Terminology course is required.

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Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

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Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.