Program Clerk

at  Cornwall Community Hospital

Job Posting Number:
J1124-0635
Job Title:
Program Clerk
Job Category:
Administration / Clerical
Unit:
Acute Medicine
Job Type:
Temporary Full Time
Open Positions:
1
City, Province, Country:
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Date Posted:
November 18, 2024

Available Shifts:

• Scheduled all shifts as required - Schedule subject to change
• 12 hr shift- 0730 - 1930 - Schedule subject to change
• 12 hr shift- 1000-2200 - Schedule subject to change
• Subject to change - Schedule subject to change

Closing Date:
November 25, 2024
Salary:
$26.44 - $27.75/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
• 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.