Ward Clerk – Cancer Centre #540-26

Job summary

Facilitate efficient and safe patient care by completing assigned clerical duties accurately and promptly, supporting patient flow at the Cancer Centre. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team and communicate effectively with patients, families, and staff.

Job details

Categories: Clerical / Administration Location(s): Owen Sound Types: Full Time Temporary DEPARTMENT: CANCER CENTRE POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – CLERICAL STATUS: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE NOVEMBER 2027) REASON TO POST: DIRECT REPLACEMENT WAGE RATE: $26.020 – $28.046 Reporting to the Manager of the Cancer Centre, the Ward Clerk is responsible for facilitating the flow of patient care efficiently and safely through accurate and timely completion of assigned duties. Patient care is provided with an interdisciplinary focus. The Ward Clerk is required to work with all members of the Health Care Team in a collaborative manner. The Ward Clerk will demonstrate a high degree of productivity and excellent written and verbal communication towards patients, families and staff. Qualifications Secondary School Diploma with relevant administrative/secretarial experience or post-secondary business/office administration diploma Proven experience with the Cerner patient information system including out-patient registration, scheduling, reports and order entry Experience working in an outpatient clinic environment Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Word to be tested) Knowledge of medical terminology (to be tested) Typing 30 wpm (to be tested) Knowledge of payroll entry in MediSolution Effective problem solving, decision making and organizational skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment Self-directed worker with minimal supervision Recent satisfactory performance and attendance records Demonstrate, promote and encourage Brightshores’ values – We Show Up for Each Other, We Are Trusted to Act, We Create Solutions Together, We Strive for Better, We Share Accountability Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes Comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and regulations, and actively contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment Preferred Ward Clerk Certificate Program

What you’ll do

Facilitate efficient and safe patient care by completing assigned clerical duties accurately and promptly, supporting patient flow at the Cancer Centre. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team and communicate effectively with patients, families, and staff.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school diploma with relevant administrative or secretarial experience, or a post-secondary business or office administration diploma, along with experience using Cerner and working in an outpatient clinic. Candidates need Microsoft Office proficiency, medical terminology knowledge, typing speed of 30 words per minute, MediSolution payroll-entry knowledge, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a changing environment; a Ward Clerk Certificate Program is preferred.

Listed skills

• written communication · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Team Collaboration · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Cerner Patient Information System
• Outpatient Registration
• Scheduling
• Order Entry
• Microsoft Office
• Medical Terminology
• Typing
• MediSolution Payroll Entry
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Organization
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Patient Safety
• Team Collaboration

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Administrative

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