Preadmission Clinic - Program Clerk

at  Cornwall Community Hospital

Job Posting Number:
J0524-1826
Job Title:
Preadmission Clinic - Program Clerk
Job Category:
Administration / Clerical
Unit:
Pre Admission Clinic
Job Type:
Permanent Part Time
Open Positions:
1
City, Province, Country:
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Date Posted:
June 4, 2024

Available Shifts:

• Day Shift Monday through Friday - Schedule subject to change
• 0630 - 1230 - Schedule subject to change

Closing Date:
June 7, 2024
Salary:
$25.67 - $26.94/Hour
Union:

REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

• Completion of Ontario Secondary School Diploma
• Medical Terminology (tested with a pass mark of 75% or greater)
• Medical Office Assistant Course or related experience
• Working knowledge of Word, StaffRight, Excel, Anzer
• Good understanding of Emergency Response Codes
• Ability to multi task and work under pressure
• Good interpersonal skills necessary to deal with patients and their families
• Demonstrated ability to process physician’s orders
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand instructions, memos, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to do basic arithmetic to complete reports
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position
• Typing speed of 45 w.p.m.
• Good interpersonal and organization skills and strong team orientation
• Demonstrated regular, punctual attendance
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety
• Working knowledge of Word, Staffirght, Excel, Anzer, Novari
• Functional level in both official languages (oral and written in English; oral in French – and testing completed)

The Program Clerk answers and places telephone calls, relays messages and directs patients’ relatives and visitors as well as embody a culture of caregiver inclusion in the patient’s plan of care; completes diagnostic requisitions, processes diagnostic requisitions, initiates transfer forms, processes physician’s orders; fills out, sends, receives, delivers and files requisitions on patient charts and ensures charts are complete; orders supplies for the Unit. Other duties as assigned.