- Receives and registers patients to clinic, ensuring appropriate documentation is completed.
- Transcribes, processes and implements physicians' orders as required.
- Acts as communication link for the clinic, answering telephone calls, determining urgency and forwarding calls or taking and relaying messages.
- Obtains, assembles and maintains charts.
- Performs a variety of tasks pre-and-post visit to ensure patient care.
- Maintains unit supplies and performs other miscellaneous duties as required.
- Previous related work experience preferred.
- Completion of a high school or equivalent program of studies required.
- Successful completion of a recognized Unit Clerk course required.
- Medical Terminology required.
- Minimum keyboarding speed of 30 wpm required.
- Must communicate fluently in written and spoken English.
- Must have good interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Must be able to function effectively in a stressful environment with frequent interruptions.
- Ability to work effectively as a team member.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience maintaining a filing system.
- Must be able to function effectively in a stressful environment with frequent interruptions.
Unit Clerk - Winnipeg, Canada - Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Description
Requisition ID:
Position Number:
Posting End Date: May 7, 2024
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Department / Unit: Ambulatory Care
Job Stream: Clinical Support
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 05/06/ /15/2024
Reason for Term: Maternity Leave
FTE: 0.60
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.50
Annual Base Hours: 1950
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Position Overview
The Pan Am Clinic is currently seeking a Unit Clerk for the Ambulatory Care Clinic. Reporting to the Manager of Ambulatory Care, the incumbent is responsible for providing clerical duties as well as meeting the departments' expectations.
Responsibilities:
Experience
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not Applicable
Qualifications and Skills
Physical Requirements
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.