Patient Service Clerk, Development and - Ottawa, Canada - CHEO

CHEO

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Ottawa, Canada

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Job Details

Open Date

Jul :00:00 AM
Close Date
Jul :59:00 PM
Position Title
Patient Service Clerk, Development and Rehabilitation
Permanent Casual / Commis des services aux patients, Développement et réadaptation
Poste permanent occasionnel
Posting Type
LiUNA
Posting Status
Active
Position Length
Casual / Occasionnel
Department Group

Hours per Week

Department

Development and Rehabilitation / Développement et de réadaptation
Openings
1
Education
Secondary School Diploma / Diplôme d'études secondaires
Company
CHEO
Location
Ottawa
Competition

Salary Range

From/De $21.91 to / à $26.92 per hour / par heure
Union Position
No
Description:

***: The Patient Service Clerk schedules patient appointments and registers patients; prepares patient charts; maintains patient lists; verifies billing slips; maintains inventory and performs other clerical tasks.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Registration:

Create new patient profiles in EPIC
Patient registration in Cadence (Epic Hyperspace) in accordance to registration standards

Referral Management

Input electronic referrals in Epic Referral Management and update referrals according to triage
Scan referrals into Epic with appropriate naming convention

Patient Scheduling

Schedule new patients from workqueues according to priority and wait times.
Schedule return patients from recall list and followup workqueues according to required followup date
Schedule interpreters for families as required
Schedule clinic orders and manage order workqueues

Clinic check-ins

Greet patient and parent(s). Verify demographic information in accordance to registration procedures.
Interpret MOH Eligibility and make updates in patient record accordingly
Collect selfpay payment and complete Fee For Service form
Collect fees as required

Clinic check-outs

Complete checkouts and schedule follow up appointments or put patients on recall lists/ workqueues

Monitoring patient lists and workqueues

Monitor all workqueues and recall lists associated within primary area of work to ensure quality and advise supervisor of outliers and changes to the waitlist
In consultation with clinical staff, implement visit cancellation and rebooking,

Patient and family centered care

Receive incoming telephone calls and respond to patient inquiries. Contact clinic physicians, nurses and allied health team members as appropriate to manage inquiries.
Communication with clinical team through Inbasket
Telephone communication and telephone messaging within CHEO established policies/procedures
Telephone previsit screening for infection control
Utilize Epic to notify clinicians of patient arrival
Appointment confirmation and followup from automated system
Patient/family direction and public relation
Direct patients/families to a designated location within the hospital

Supporting clinic operations

Request patient files from medical records, as appropriate.
Ensure that progress notes and sheets are available and stamped with the right date, where required.
Pick up patient charts in medical records on a daily basis, where required. Ensure that all charts are available and request missing ones.
Maintain an inventory of stock.
Maintain filing. Ensure orders with notes are filed. Locate old charts as appropriate.
Maintenance and ordering of clinic supplies.
Facilitation of clerical duties related to equipment repairs including filling of special form and taking the equipment to the appropriate location
Retrieve labels for specimens.

Training and Orientation

Orientation of volunteers
Orientation of clerical staff to clinics and on Epic

Adherence to policies, procedures and standards

Perform work in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and all CHEO corporate/departmental policies and procedures related to Occupational Health and Safety.
Perform work in accordance to CHEO privacy and confidentiality policies
Perform work in accordance to Epic training and documented standards
Attend staff meetings when scheduling allows and review circulated minutes
Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Criminal Record Check (Essential)
Secondary School Graduation Diploma (Essential)

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Bilingualism (English/French) (Essential):

Approximately 6 months of related experience (Essential)
Knowledge of computer software (Epic, Sunrise, Outlook,) (Essential)
Experience working in a clinical environment live on Epic Ambulatory (preferred)
Experience in patient registration using Cadence (Epic) (preferred)
Experience in creating, editing, scanning and scheduling referrals (preferred)
Experience in managing order workqueues (preferred)
Experience in patient check outs including follow ups and