Unit Secretary, - Markham, Canada - Oak Valley Health
Description
Land acknowledgement:
Oak Valley Health honours the traditional territory of the closest Indigenous communities, the Chippewas (chi-puh-waas) of Georgina Island and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island.
This land is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaty signed with many Mississauga and Chippewa bands.
Who you are:
- You encompass Oak Valley Health's core values and live the words of respect, trust, commitment, compassion and courage
- You are a patient and/or client centered individual who performs at an exemplary standard
- You are a team player with excellent communication, critical thinking and prioritization skills
What We Need:
Specifically, your duties will include:
- Manage schedules for interprofessional team, which includes updating payroll system and contacting staff to fill vacant shifts
- Anticipating the needs of the program, ordering supplies, obtaining quotes from vendors, photocopying and filing
- Coordinating equipment repairs visits and ordering required supplies
- Collating allied health workload data
- Completing unit audits as required
- Arranging meetings, room bookings and minute taking
- Performing special projects as assigned
- Communicating effectively with the interprofessional team
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous unit secretary/medical clerical experience; in an acute hospital environment is required
- Completion of medical terminology course or equivalent
- Previous experience in a fast paced environment with a strong customer service focus
- Proficient computer skills and recent experience with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), MEDITECH and virtual care platforms is required
- Strong customer service, interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent telephone manner and customer service
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple demands in a fast pace environment
- Proven ability to multitask and maintain accuracy while balancing competing priorities/performing various tasks
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving and decisionmaking skills with evidence of a high attention to detail
- Excellent accuracy of work
- Strong initiative to get work done
- Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within an interprofessional team as well as independently
- Demonstrated good attendance and performance records with the ability to maintain these same standards
- Demonstrated commitment to a healthy and safe workplace for self and others (staff, patients, families, etc.) by taking all reasonable precautions and working in compliance with organization related policies, health and safety legislation and best practices and completing relevant mandatory education as required
Work Schedule:
Schedules may change due to operational needs and clinic demands.
Compensation:
Salary Band
CUP C03:
$ $29.17 per hour
Who we are:
Oak Valley Health is one of Ontario's leading community healthcare organizations.
Across our two sites (Markham and Uxbridge) and Reactivation Care Centre (RCC), we provide high quality, patient-centred care to more than 468,000 patients each year.
We offer diagnostic and emergency services and deliver clinical programs in acute care medicine and surgery, addictions and mental health, and childbirth and children's services.
We are also proud to be part of the Eastern York Region North Durham Ontario Health Team (OHT).
Our 542 physicians, 35 midwives, over 3,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers serve patients and families with an honoured to care mindset and are focused on delivering an extraordinary patient experience to the residents of Markham, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Uxbridge and beyond.
We are dedicated to providing access to the right care, at the right time, in the right place by the right people and at the right cost.
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