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Clerk, Outpatient OR Booking - Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery Centre

Surrey, BC
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Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $31.19 - $31.19 / hour
Job Summary

We are currently hiring for Casual Clerk, Outpatient OR Booking to join our Ambulatory Care team at Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery Centre located in Surrey, B.C. 

 

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Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

 

  • Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year
  • Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
  • Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
  • Maternity top-up (eligibility requirements to qualify)
  • 50% subsidy on TransLink passes

 

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Detailed Overview

The Outpatient OR Booking Clerk prepares, maintains, distributes and makes revisions to the Outpatient/Ambulatory Operating Room or Surgical slates using a computerized scheduling system, subject to review by a Registered Nurse, Physician or designate. Maintains patient and surgical information by entering data into the computer and reviewing booking forms and filing other records related to booking procedures. Communicates with other Outpatient OR staff, medical offices, and various hospital departments regarding surgical bookings, changes and revisions to surgical slates; prepares statistical reports to the Ministry of Health.
Responsibilities


  1. Reviews outpatient surgical booking packages for completeness such as surgery to be performed, lab work, pre-admission tests, special equipment needs, surgical assists and computer documentation as per established policies and procedures.
  2. Prepares, updates and distributes outpatient OR slates using a computerized scheduling system by gathering patient information such as patient's name, type of surgery and attending physician. In collaboration with the Surgeon's office, assigns patients to the outpatient OR slates according to type and expected duration of surgery.
  3. Adjusts the initial slate using information such as changeover procedures and blood requirements; recommends staffing needs according to established procedures which ensure the effective and efficient utilization of outpatient surgical beds.
  4. Coordinates activities with the outpatient surgical medical staff, medical offices and various departments regarding surgical bookings. Notifies appropriate areas of discrepancies or adjustments to be made to the outpatient OR slates.
  5. Inputs patient information into a computer and maintains current computerized waiting list for outpatient surgical procedures as required; enters, reconciles and/or cancels patient information in Meditech and outpatient surgical patient registry and enters surgical clarification/completion data in to the electronic medical record. Monitors outpatient surgical cancellations and reschedules according to established policies and procedures.
  6. Reviews and maintains current records for physician's vacations, on-call schedules, requests and acceptance of unused surgical blocks in order to effectively book procedures. Makes revisions to booking model and reviews bookings which have not been scheduled. Verifies and enters cancellations; re-files or returns documentation to physician's office.
  7. Maintains filing systems by performing duties such as indexing, labeling and filing materials.
  8. Assists in the preparing of statistics and waitlists by running reports as required by the Ministry of Health to ensure pertinent data is shared.
  9. Performs clerical functions such as acting as a receptionist and greeting and directing visitors and patients to appropriate locations.
  10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Grade 12 and three years' recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to keyboard at 45 w.p.m. 
  • Knowledge of medical terminology. 
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. 
  • Ability to deal with others effectively. 
  • Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position. 
  • Ability to organize work. 
  • Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
 
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
 
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
 
Together, we are the heart of health care.
 
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