October 14th, 2022 at 01:40 am

Alberta Health Services (AHS) Job Vacancy Announcement

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province-wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.

They have skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff, and physicians who come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.

JOB DETAILS

• Classification: Administrative Support III
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Medical Specialty Clinic
• Primary Location: Nanton
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2022
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 07-NOV-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $23.07
• Maximum Salary: $28.04
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

THE ROLE

• This Administrative III Clerk works in collaboration with the other clinic clerks and clinicians utilizing advanced clerical and computer skills, effective communication, and priority decision-making to coordinate multiple complex schedules of patient appointments and ensure seamless coordination of patient referrals for a variety of Multidisciplinary Clinicians at the Nanton Community Health Centre (including Physicians, Nurse Practitioner, Public Health Nurses, Home Care Nurses, and various visiting clinics).
• Clerical duties include but are not limited to: Greeting patients- updating and verifying demographics, reception/switchboard duties, booking follow-up/call-back appointments, coordination of patient referrals, scanning and preparation of records into Electronic Medical Records (EMR)-for requested release- internal/external transfers (legal, insurance, chart transfers), and linking electronic results to patient charts utilizing predetermined keywords.
• Additionally, the role expectation includes other basic clinical functions that can be safely performed by an unregulated clinic assistant after appropriate learning has been achieved. Examples of such include: obtaining and recording vital signs, preparing patients/equipment/supplies for physician visits, assisting with patient movement within the clinic, wiping surfaces of treatment areas between patients, ordering and restocking supplies, the application and removal of 24hr BP monitors, and generally contributing to efficient processes that optimize the patient/professional clinic visit experience. Some limited point-of-care testing is also required including urinalysis, pregnancy tests, and eye exams.

Job Description:

• As an Administrative Support III, you will require advanced administrative or specialized skills and knowledge to support complex procedures, practices, and initiatives within a department or program.

Qualification And Experience

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Experience working in a primary care clinic setting within the last 2 years.
• Recent relevant experience working in a rural facility or ambulatory care setting may be considered.
• Must have excellent computer skills and knowledge of programs (Microsoft Office, Netcare, Alberta Referral Directory (ARD)).
• Demonstrated self-initiative, the ability to work as a member of a team, and to request and accept direction as required.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with patients, families, and team members.
• Well-developed time management skills.
• Ability to handle the physical demands of the position: Sitting occasionally for longer amounts of time, answering phones, lifting/carrying supplies, and assisting patients.

Preferred Qualification

• Unit Clerk/Medical Office Assistant (MOA) Certificate or equivalent education/experience (Medical terminology course) an asset.
• Experience with an EMR and patient registration software (Clinibase/Telus Wolf/Connect Care) within the last 2 years is preferred.

HOW TO APPLY?

CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE

CLOSING DATE OF APPLICATION

The closing date of the application is October 31, 2022.

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