Bed Allocation Clerk

Position Profile

Build your career at the hospital that’s building for the futureHumber River Health is committed to revolutionizing patient care for our diverse community. With the opening of our new facility, North America’s first fully digital hospital, October 18, 2015, the future is very exciting for our people and programs. And we’re looking for exceptional individuals to join our great team: people who share our passion to deliver excellent, patient-focused, expert care. The Hospital is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University.

Right now we’re looking for a Bed Allocation Clerk to work with Clinical Utilization Program.

Hours of work: Available to work rotating shifts (Days, Evenings,Weekends)

Hourly rate: $27.043 - $27.941

Location: Humber River Health– all sites

Employee Group: Teamsters – Clerical

Responsibilities:

• Ensures that the right patient is assign to the right bed at the right time by following CPOE orders and Bed Management Policies.

• Takes bed request from partner institution, external clinics and in-house outpatient clinics as well as out of the country request.

• Locates available beds in the hospital by communicating with the appropriate staff on the units and the bed management desktop.

• Admits ED patients to the hospital and allocates beds for all admitted patients from ED, clinics, OR cases and out of the country request.

• Consult with the PSC bed request when necessary to ensure appropriateness of bed assignment so that the right patient is assign to the right bed.

• Maintains communications with inpatient unit clerical staff and resource person providing bed assignment and patient’s demographic information.

• Assign beds in EDM and update bed status when available.

• Updates the appropriate databases with relevant information on bed occupancy and patient placements.

• Other Duties as assigned

Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Completion of secretarial and medical terminology courses an asset
• Completion of a Community College Medical Secretary Diploma an asset
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Minimum 2 year full time equivalent recent clerical experience required, preferably in a health care setting.
• Good keyboarding skills, with minimum typing speed of 40 WPM.
• Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong interpersonal skills, both oral and written
• MEDITECH computer experience required with Community wide scheduling experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to deal with emergency situations.
• Excellent communications skills, both oral, written and telephone skills required.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize a varied and busy workload and cope with tight deadlines, frequent interruptions and emergency situations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a team environment.
• Knowledge of a second language an asset
• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

Applicants may be required to successfully complete full administrative testing, to include typing speed and MS Office.

Interested applicants are required to apply online before the closing date Internal Applications that are incomplete or contain incorrect information may not be considered. We thank all candidates that apply but only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview

Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently wows as a Huron Consulting hospital. We are a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River Health, is a priority.  We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Humber River Health, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to the hired employee’s first date of employment. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Salary : $27 - $28