Unit Secretary, Operating Room

Operating Room
St. Joseph's Hospital - London, ON
Part Time

**REPOSTED**

The primary responsibilities of the Unit Secretary are facilitating communication between staff, physicians, patients and families on the unit, preparing patient charts, managing urgent surgery bookings, facilitation of OR access for company representatives and visitors, coordinating the dissemination of messages, both interdepartmental and interpersonal, and assisting the staffing department with same day staffing and scheduling processes.

Essential Qualifications

• Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or recognized equivalent by the Province of Ontario
• Graduate of a recognized office administration/secretarial certificate program
• Demonstrated computer skills with Outlook and MS Office Suite, including an intermediate level of knowledge of Word and basic Excel
• Excellent clerical skills including minimum of 40 wpm typing, medical terminology, and good spelling
• Excellent computer, keyboarding and typing experience ie. order entry, accurate data entry
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, and experience dealing with the public
• Strong customer service focus and the ability to work in a team setting
• Willingness to accept direction and be able to take initiative appropriately

• Proficiency in French would be an asset.
• Previous experience in the Operating Room
• Experience with computerized patient care systems including Surginet
• Minimum of one year recent experience as a Unit Secretary

• St. Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St. Joseph's you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties

• Provide documentation you have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine (primary series, boosters and/or XBB) OR one dose of XBB vaccine at least 14 days prior to the start date.
• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox)
• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing