Unit Coordination Assistant - Cardiac Health Program (Ccu)

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Position: Unit Coordination Assistant

Dept/Health Program: Coronary Care Unit (CCU)

Position ID: 2023-33988

Role Level: AC03 - $21.86 to $27.29/ per hour

Status: Full Time (1)

Ho urs of Work/Shift: Days - 8 Hour Shifts

Site: Mississauga Hospital

Posted: July 25, 2023

Internal Deadline: August 1, 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

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Patient Administrative Services

• Liaises with internal departments and external healthcare facilities to book/cancel tests, appointments, internal patient transfer, external patient transport/escort, etc, as required.
• Transcribes and enters physician orders including medication, lab and imaging orders into appropriate system.
• Enters data including appointment requests, menu/diet requests, patient transfer and discharge documentation.
• Notifies appropriate personnel of patient movement, test results, appointments and other patient information in a timely and accurate manner.

Information Management

• Updates WHMIS/MDS binders/information sheets as required.
• Ensures patient charts are sent to Health Records with all accurate and required patient information.
• Prepares and updates patient charts with lab reports, test results and other pertinent information. Scans and copies chart, pharmacy orders and other information as required.

Reception

• Takes, prioritizes and relays messages for unit staff and/or patients. Locates unit staff, pages healthcare professionals as required.
• Answers the telephone and/or intercom, responding to enquiries within scope of authority, or, directing to most appropriate person.
• Open, sort and distribute incoming mail and other materials.
• Greets and admits patients to the unit. May also perform unit patient registration function, confirming/validating patient demographic, insurance (including OHIP) and other required information as appropriate.
• Explains hospital policy and procedures to patients, visitors and staff as necessary (including infection prevention and control).
• Greets visitors and staff, directing them to appropriate personnel and/or destination/room providing assistance as required.

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

• Reviews and reconciles invoices.
• Processes routine financial transactions including unit supply/inventory purchase and charges for services/items not covered by patient's healthcare plan.
• Updates department "fan-out" list as required.
• Compiles statistical data to generate and prepare standardized reports on a monthly basis.
• Contacts environmental services for cleaning of equipment and/or unit as required.
• Prepares work order requests for preventative and restorative maintenance/repair as required.
• Requisitions and maintains office/medical supplies; counts and labels inventory as required. May be required to stock unit carts and/or supply areas.
• Creates the monthly UCA master schedule. May collaborate with others in the development of the monthly unit’s master schedule (including RN, Allied Health and other professionals).
• Enters and maintains payroll records (include sick and vacation requests).
• Assists with sick replacement and vacation back fill as required.

Qualifications:

THP is committed to internal talent, and therefore priority will be given to internal applicants.

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

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

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

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.