Unit Assistant - Winnipeg, Canada - Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

    Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
    Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Winnipeg, Canada

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    Description

    Requisition ID:

    Position Number:

    Posting End Date: May 1, 2024

    City: Winnipeg

    Employer: St. Boniface Hospital

    Site: St. Boniface Hospital

    Department / Unit: Cardiac Clinics

    Job Stream: Clinical Support

    Union: CUPE

    Anticipated Start - End Date: ASAP - 01/01/2025

    Reason for Term: Other Leave

    FTE: 1.00

    Anticipated Shift: Days

    Work Arrangement: In Person

    Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

    Annual Base Hours: 2015

    Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We're united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

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    Position Overview

    Under the general supervision of the PROGRAM TEAM MANAGER, and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface General Hospital, the UNIT ASSISTANT is responsible for providing clerical and patient related support to include: scheduling appointments/consults; preparing examining rooms; assisting patients; preparing charts; performing receptionist duties; assisting in the Records Area; ordering supplies; processing physicians' orders; and performing other related duties as assigned.

    Experience

  • Six (6) months experience in a nursing unit.

    • Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

  • Grade 12 or equivalent.
  • Successful completion of the St. Boniface General Hospital Ward Clerk Training Program.

    • Note : Six (6) months Ward Clerk experience on a nursing unit" in lieu of "Successful completion of the St. Boniface Hospital Ward Clerk Training Program" shall be applicable only to those applicants in a "grandfathering" situation - i.e. those who have previous ward clerk experience without having completed the Ward Clerk Training Program. Minimum experience required in these instances shall be one (1) year in total.

    Certification/Licensure/Registration

    Not Applicable

    Qualifications and Skills

  • Knowledge of computer systems.
  • Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
  • Ability to retain information which is of a confidential nature.
  • Good telephone manner.
  • Good interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to adapt readily to stressful situations.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

    • Physical Requirements

  • Physically capable of assisting patients in wheelchairs.

    • St. Boniface Hospital is committed to empowering a workforce that welcomes and celebrates diversity by fostering culturally safe places for all employees. We strive to celebrate our diverse workforce and the outstanding work we do every day.

    This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective bargaining 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.

    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.