Ward Clerk – Cancer Centre

Brightshores Health System; Owen Sound; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightshores Health System in Owen Sound is seeking a Ward Clerk for the Cancer Centre to support patient flow, documentation, and scheduling in outpatient services. You will work under the Manager of the Cancer Centre, using Cerner for outpatient registration and reports, and Microsoft Office for daily tasks.

The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, the ability to adapt to a changing environment, and a commitment to Brightshores values.

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

Responsibilities

• Ward Clerk is responsible for facilitating the flow of patient care efficiently and safely through accurate and timely completion of assigned duties.
• Work with all members of the Health Care Team in a collaborative manner.
• Demonstrate a high degree of productivity and excellent written and verbal communication towards patients, families and staff.

Skills

Typing 30 wpm

Excellent interpersonal and comunicat—

Self-directed worker with minimalsuper

Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing

Demonstrates Brightshores values

Education

Secondary School Diploma

Ward Clerk Certificate Program

Tools

Cerner patient information system

MediSolution payroll entry

Microsoft Office

Job description

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