Unit Coordination Assistant - Mississauga, Canada - Trillium Health Partners
Description
Job Description:
NON-UNION | UNIT COORDINATION
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Position:
Unit Coordination Assistant - OA Oncology
File#:
Status:
Casual (x1)
Wage:
$23.47-$29.30 (AC 03)
Dept/Health System:
OA Oncology
Site:
Credit Valley Hospital
Hours of Work/Shift:12 hour shifts, days and nights
Hours:
,
Posting Date:
November 2nd, 2023
Posting Deadline:
November 9th, 2023
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
When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers.
Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.
At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety.
The (Inpatient) Unit Coordination Assistant (UCA) provides clerical support for patient adminstrative services; information management; unit reception; ensures the clerical administration and operation of the unit; and performs other duties consistent with the job classification as required.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Patient Administrative Services
- Liaises with internal departments and external healthcare facilities to book/cancel tests, appointments, internal patient transfer, external patient transport/escort, etc, as required.
- Transcribes and enters physician orders including medication, lab and imaging orders into appropriate system.
- Enters data including appointment requests, menu/diet requests, patient transfer and discharge documentation.
- Notifies appropriate personnel of patient movement, test results, appointments and other patient information in a timely and accurate manner.
Information Management
- Prepares and updates patient charts with lab reports, test results and other pertinent information. Scans and copies chart, pharmacy orders and other information as required.
- Ensures patient charts are sent to Health Records with all accurate and required patient information.
- Updates WHIMS/MDS binders/information sheets as required.
Reception
- Greets visitors and staff, directing them to appropriate personnel and/or destination/room providing assistance as required.
- Greets and admits patients to the unit. May also perform unit patient registration function, confirming/validating patient demographic, insurance (including OHIP) and other required information as appropriate.
- Explains hospital policy and procedures to patients, visitors and staff as necessary (including infection prevention and control).
- Answers the telephone and/or intercom, responding to enquiries within scope of authority, or, directing to most appropriate person.
- Takes, prioritizes and relays messages for unit staff and/or patients. Locates unit staff, pages healthcare professionals as required.
- Open, sort and distribute incoming mail and other materials.
Ensures efficient clerical administration and operation of the unit within scope of authority
- Enters and maintains payroll records (include sick and vacation requests).
- Creates the monthly UCA master schedule. May collaborate with others in the development of the monthly unit's master schedule (including RN, Allied Health and other professionals).
- Assists with sick replacement and vacation back fill as required.
- Updates department "fanout" list as required.
- Requisitions and maintains office/medical supplies; counts and labels inventory as required. May be required to stock unit carts and/or supply areas.
- Ensures equipment and furniture are operational. Prepares work order requests for preventative and restorative maintenance/repair as required.
- Contacts environmental services for cleaning of equipment and/or unit as required.
- Processes routine financial transactions including unit supply/inventory purchase and charges for services/items not
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