Trillium Health Partners Looking for Unit Coordination Assistant- Emergency at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Job Description

Position: Unit Coordination Assistant

Dept.Health System: Credit Valley Hospital Emergency Department

File#: 2023-35667

Role Level: Administrative Clerical (AC03) $21.86-$27.29

Status: Casual(x1)

Hours of Work/Shift: Must be available to work all Shifts

Posted: December 5th,2023

deadline: December 12th, 2023

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Liaises with internal departments and external healthcare facilities to book/cancel tests, appointments, internal patient transfer, external patient transport/escort, etc, as required.
• Notifies appropriate personnel of patient movement, test results, appointments and other patient information in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensures patient charts are sent to Health Records with all accurate and required patient information.
• Greets visitors and staff, directing them to appropriate personnel and/or destination/room providing assistance as required.
• Greets and admits patients to the unit.
• Explains hospital policy and procedures to patients, visitors and staff as necessary (including infection prevention and control).
• Answers the telephone and/or intercom, responding to enquiries within scope of authority, or, directing to most appropriate perso n
• Takes, prioritizes and relays messages for unit staff and/or patients. Locates unit staff, pages healthcare professionals as required.
• Open, sort and distribute incoming mail and other materials.

Ensures efficient clerical administration and operation of the unit within scope of authority

• Assists with sick replacement and vacation back fill as required.
• Requisitions and maintains office/medical supplies; counts and labels inventory as required.
• S tock unit carts and/or supply areas.
• Ensures equipment and furniture are operational. Prepares work order requests for preventative and restorative maintenance/repair as required.
• Contacts environmental services for cleaning of equipment and/or unit as required.
• Processes routine financial transactions including unit supply/inventory purchase and charges for services/items not covered by patient’s healthcare plan.

Works in compliance of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and its regulations, reporting hazards, deficiencies and contravention’s of the Act, in a timely manner.

EDUCATION

• Completion of high school or recognized equivalent is required.
• Completion of a Medical Terminology course is required.

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.