Unit Assistant - Cardiac Clinics

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Boniface Hospital, part of the Winnipeg Health Region, is seeking a Unit Assistant to provide clerical and patient support on a nursing unit.

Responsibilities include scheduling appointments/consults, preparing examination rooms, assisting patients, managing charts, receptionist duties, and supporting the Records area while ensuring confidentiality and accuracy. The role requires basic education, six months ward clerk experience or completion of the ward clerk program, and passing required

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent; Ward Clerk Training Program preferred.
• Six months Ward Clerk experience on a nursing unit is acceptable under grandfathering provisions.
• Criminal Records Check and related clearances required.

Responsibilities

• Schedule appointments and consultations.
• Prepare examination rooms and assist patients.
• Manage charts and perform receptionist duties.
• Assist in Records area and process physicians' orders.
• Order supplies and support related duties.

Skills

Computer literacy

English proficiency

Telephone etiquette

Interpersonal skills

Stress management

Independent work

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Ward Clerk Training Program

Job description

Salary: $22.475, $23.136, $23.816, $24.515, $25.238, $25.982

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Under the general supervision of the Manager Health Services, and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface Hospital, the Unit Assistant is responsible for providing clerical and patient related support to include: scheduling appointments/consults; preparing examining rooms; assisting patients; preparing charts; performing receptionist duties; assisting in the Records Area; ordering supplies; processing physicians' orders; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Experience

• Six (6) months experience in a nursing unit.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Successful completion of the St. Boniface Hospital Ward Clerk Training Program.

Note: Six (6) months Ward Clerk experience on a nursing unit in lieu of "Successful completion of the St. Boniface Hospital Ward Clerk Training Program" shall be applicable only to those applicants in a "grandfathering" situation - i.e. those who have previous ward clerk experience without having completed the Ward Clerk Training Program. Minimum experience required in these instances shall be one (1) year in total.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications And Skills

• Knowledge of computer systems.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Ability to retain information which is of a confidential nature.
• Good telephone manner.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt readily to stressful situations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Physical Requirements

• Physically capable of assisting patients in wheelchairs.

St. Boniface Hospital is committed to empowering a workforce that welcomes and celebrates diversity by fostering culturally safe places for all employees. We strive to celebrate our diverse workforce and the outstanding work we do every day.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.