- Experience in a Windows environment essential.
- Minimum Grade 12 Education.
- Successful completion of a Medical Administrative Assistant Program from a recognized College, a recognized Medical Office Administration program, Year 1 of a recognized Health Information Management program, or successful completion of a recognized medical terminology course, PLUS one-year experience in a Patient Registration Department.
- Knowledge of Electronic Health Record an asset.
- Working knowledge of the Personal Health Information Act.
- Accurate Typing – 40 Words per minute in a Hospital typing test.
- Ability to prioritize workload, work independently and make effective decisions.
- Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication in the English Language.
- Good physical and mental health to meet the position's demands.
Admitting Clerk 1 - Winnipeg, Canada - Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Description
Requisition ID:
Position Number:
Posting End Date: April 23, 2024
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Victoria General Hospital
Department / Unit: Admitting
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: 05/10/2024
FTE: 0.60
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
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Position Overview
Reporting to the Manager of Health Information Services the Admitting Clerk I is responsible for a diversity of Health Information Services functions including; patient pre-registration, patient registration, bed control, death processing, Drug Program (DPIN) retrieval, Client Registry search, chart management, late report processing, chart assembly and report generation/dissemination.
Experience
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not Applicable
Qualifications and Skills
Physical Requirements
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.