Position Information:The Ward clerk in the Emergency department, under the direction and supervision of the Director of ED, is responsible for registration of Emergency patients, clerical and receptionist duties, communicating referral appointments, organizing the nursing station, requisitioning supplies and assisting with stocking.Essential Job Functions: 1. Completes Quick registration/armbanding for all ED arrivals 2. Registers Emergency patients in registration area or at bedside, ensuring correct demographic information is being collected. 3. Answers internal and external phone and verbal inquiries of a general nature by patients, visitors and other departments 4. Coordinates referrals and schedules appointments for patients and provides requisitions where necessary 5. Coordinates and provides routine services and supplies for the nursing station.Qualifications:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent is required
Medical Terminology mandatory.
Competence with computer and keyboarding required
Registration experience required
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention required
Experience with CERNER, Powerchart, First Net preferred
Previous experience working in Emergency required
Excellent communication and public relations skills
Candidate must have excellent organizational skills and be flexible and adaptive to change
Switchboard experience an asset
Experience with working in fast paced multi-disciplinary setting
Participates in department and hospital committees
Company Biography:Woodstock Hospital is committed to promoting compassionate and respectful patient care. We are dedicated to sustaining a supportive environment and we welcome applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and abilities. We are committed to providing a barrier-free environment by participating and complying with the by-laws and guidelines of the standards developed under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). If accommodation is required during the application, interview, or recruitment process, please contact Human Resources via email. Woodstock Hospital is also committed to being a safe space for everyone where we embrace diversity and celebrate individuality where everyone feels valued, respected, and appreciated. We seek to establish a more inclusive, diverse, accessible, and just culture in addressing barriers and inequities to make WH a place where everyone feels like they belong.I confirm that I have read and agree to the disclaimer below *By submitting the application you certify that all the above statements made by you are true. If it is found that you have given false information in this application or on your resume, such falsification will constitute full and sufficient grounds for rejection of this application, or dismissal. You understand and agree that the Woodstock Hospital will ask for information from your previous employers regarding the details of your employment. This may include your work record, reasons for leaving, as well as number of sick days and separate sick time incidents. You authorize your previous employers to release such information regarding your employment with them. You also agree that no liability or damage shall accrue to your previous employers as a consequence of their releasing such information. All inventions resulting from your employment and use of Woodstock Hospital facilities re physical products, processes, or formulae which you may invent, discover, develop, improve or control shall become the sole and exclusive property of Woodstock Hospital. You shall not disclose or use during or subsequent to your employment with Woodstock Hospital any confidential information or data without first obtaining written consent of Woodstock Hospital. You understand that your employment with this Hospital is conditional upon compliance with the tests and examinations set out in the Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols as prescribed by the Public Hospitals Act or the internal policy of the Woodstock Hospital.
