Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.
To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.
Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact HR Operations at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.
This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note\: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment
Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset
If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:
Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement
Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement
Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement
Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement
Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement
days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays
The Business Clerk will report to the Clinical Manager and will work as part of the interdisciplinary team with the program. This position will have specific responsibilities within the EF4 Unit. As a member of the healthcare team, provides clerical, administrative, or business supports to patients, families, and those providing service and/or care as well as other duties assigned. The Business Clerk must be highly motivated, organized, self-directed, and be able to respond to ever changing staffing conditions as needs.
Ward E4 is a 24 bed active Surgical Unit consisting of surgical patients (colorectal, hepatobiliary and general surgery patients). E4 has the ability to accommodate 3 patients in an Observational Room. Remote Telemetry and SPO2 monitoring is available. The care on E4 is provided utilizing a multidisciplinary team approach dedicated to the principles of patient and family-centered care.
1. Grade 12 or equivalent
2. Graduate of community college secretarial or office administration program or equivalent office experience
3. Medical Terminology Certificate 1 and 2 or demonstrated knowledge equivalent to the Medical Terminology Certificate 1 and 2 acquired in a different Business Clerk position, which may be subject testing
4. Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook/MS Exchange, PeopleSoft Time and Labour data entry, Meditech, Sovera
5. Proficient Keyboard skills (40 wpm)
6. Previous experience in staff scheduling (within the last 2 years) including demonstrated ability to interpret and consistently apply human resources policies and procedures, and collective agreement language
7. Experience with processing doctors orders preferred
8. Demonstrated mathematical skills related to payroll and budget documents
9. Demonstrated ability to anticipate and solve problems
10. Demonstrated ability to work on own initiative, organize, establish, prioritize and meet deadlines
11. Demonstrated ability to manage numerous and diverse activities in a high-paced environment
12. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, effective verbal and written communication, and ability to work within a team
13. Demonstrated coaching and mentoring skills to new systems
14. Demonstrated ability to develop systems that create effective workflow
15. Demonstrated ability to appreciate the confidential nature of this position
16. Demonstrated attributes that contribute to a respectful caring environment
17. Ability to deal with various hospital departments effectively and collaboratively
18. Ability to sit for long periods of time, repetitive reaching, repetitive bending
