Halton Healthcare
Healthcare
UnitClerkMaternalNewborn
“Unit Clerk - Maternal Newborn at Halton Healthcare. Skills: Patient registration, Clerical tasks, Medical terminology. Monitor unit schedules. Fill vacancies and sick calls”
Industry & Context.
Rotating shifts, 12 hour shifts, Pre-employment medical clearance, Proof of vaccination
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Medical Office Administration diploma, 1 year clerical/admin experience in healthcare, Medical terminology certificate, Experience with Meditech Patient Information System, Experience with other patient care related databases, Familiarity with computers and accessory equipment, Advanced keyboarding skills, Extremely accurate data entry skills, Experience using Microsoft Office applications, Minimum of 30 wpm typing speed, Accurate spelling, Able to work with minimal supervision, Able to prioritize work, Excellent interpersonal skills, Excellent organizational skills, Able to read, write, speak and understand English fluently, Excellent customer service skills, Diplomatically respond to inquiries, Meet physical demands of position, Satisfactory employment and attendance record
Nice to Have
Strength in family centered care, Able to work in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment, Ready to embrace change and innovation, Excellent clinical skills, Excellent communication skills, Clear patient focus, Ability to inspire, influence and advance collaborative teamwork
What You'll Do.
Monitor unit schedules
Fill vacancies and sick calls
Assist with patient/visitor flow
Review demographic information
Fax referrals for clinics
Track information for appointments
Assist with organizing discharges
Arrange follow-up appointments
Perform unit data entry
Place reminder calls for appointments
Prepare unit specific patient information packages
Prepare discharge packages
Review and organize invoices
Audit visibility in unit to match signage to
Complete patient surveys
Complete DC follow-up calls
Register patients using Meditech software
Register newborns with Service Ontario
Transcribe physician orders
Validate healthcare coverage
Validate appropriate insurance information
Obtain required signatures
Obtain information and payment method for uninsured patients
Enter data for uninsured patients
Admit patients following established protocols
Collaborate with nursing unit staff regarding bed allocation
Update information in McKesson Visibility
Collaborate with Clinical Resource Nurse
Create treatment records
Close treatment records
Address inquiries from public
Complete various clerical tasks
Work with accommodation staff
Identify opportunities to meet patient preferred accommodations
Enter e-Schedule entries
Edit e-Schedule entries
Enter Maintenance requests
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaboration with nursing unit staff; Collaboration with Clinical Resource Nurse
Communication Scope
Customer service; Respond to inquiries
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