Unit assistant Jobs in Milton, ON

The enhanced new Medical / Surgical Inpatient Unit including services for general medicine and general surgery has a dedicated and ambitious multidisciplinary team whom are committed to providing exemplary patient and family centered care.  The day to day activity of the unit is ever changing as the patient population and diagnoses are so diverse. The unit is supported by a Clinical Resource Nurse a Professional Practice Clinician and a Patient Care Manager. Halton Healthcare is proud to be an employer of choice who encourages staff to engage in continuous learning and take part in leadership initiatives in order to help realize their career goals.

Duties will include a variety of reception and clerical functions including registering patients; answering telephone; completing requisitions; transcribing doctors orders; scheduling appointments; ordering and maintaining inventory of supplies; filing; data entry on computer system; staff scheduling.

• Enters lab orders in Meditech
• Transcribes physician orders
• Updates information in McKesson Visibility in collaboration with the Clinical Resource Nurse
• Validates healthcare coverage
• Validates appropriate insurance information
• Creates and closes treatment records
• Answers telephone
• Addresses inquiries from the public family and hospital staff
• Completes various clerical tasks / audits as required
• Assembles charts
• Works with accommodation staff to identify opportunities to meet patients preferred accommodations
• e-Schedule entries edits and staffing calls as necessary
• Enters Maintenance and IS requests as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Halton Healthcare endeavors to hire individuals who are competent in their chosen profession and who exemplify our mission vision and values of accountability respect and compassion which guide our individual behaviours and attitudes.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strength in family centered care and is able to work in a dynamic rapidly changing environment and be ready to embrace change and innovation. We require a person with excellent clinical and communication skills with a clear patient focus and the ability to inspire influence and advance collaborative teamwork.

Additional Information :

Hours :   Monday to Sunday Days and Evenings 8 and 12 hour shifts -  0730-1930 or 0900-1700 (subject to change based on operational requirements)

Salary :  $29.38 - $29.98 per hour

Date Posted : June 26 2025

Internal Applicants due by :   July 3 2025

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Halton Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to integrating diversity equity and inclusion throughout our operations policies and culture. If you are passionate about what you do motivated by a job well done and as committed to excellence quality and patient satisfaction as we are wed like to hear from you. Please attach your current resume directly to this posting.

We thank all those who apply but only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Halton Healthcare is committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities.  In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code Halton Healthcare will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs to ensure your equal participation.

All new hires must be fully compliant with our Vaccination Policy as a condition of employment with Halton Healthcare.  Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a documented medical exemption as part of the hiring process.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Contract

Key Skills

Typing,Data Entry,Hospital Experience,Clerical Experience,Computer Skills,Patient Assessment,Medical Terminology,Front Desk,Transcription,Filing,Order Entry,Word Processing

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1