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Mackenzie Health Hiring for Unit Secretary – IPAC Job at Richmond Hill Full Time
Job Description:
Unit Secretary – IPAC
Contribute to safe, quality care by:
What must you have?
What else do you bring?
Unit Secretary – IPAC
Temporary Full Time (approximately 13 months)
As part of the Western York Region IPAC Hub, the Unit Secretary is the first point of contact for Long Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, Group Homes, Shelters, Hospices, Treatment Centres to be connected with supports related to Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) support.
Contribute to safe, quality care by:
- Schedule Mobile IPAC team to provide education, audits and training to congregate settings in our Hub.
- Work as a liaison between the hospital and congregate settings, in collaboration with Public Health, to facilitate effective communication to assist with timely transfers and discharges of residents and clients during outbreaks.
- Provides congregate settings with a weekly check in and update to services offered by the IPAC Hub. Weekly check-in is provided by phone or email.
- Provides regular, ongoing surveillance to assess progress for all congregate settings in outbreak at least twice weekly, and more often when required.
- Input data information for activities in all congregate setting (ex. outbreaks)
- Accurate data keeping for sharing with key stakeholders, including Ontario Health and senior leadership team.
- Participates in daily corporate bed meeting and other meetings as required. Assists with preparation for and record keeping of required meetings.
- Work closely with Public Health and other community partner and stakeholders.
- Responds to telephone inquires.
- Additional duties as needed to support the IPAC Hub and its stakeholders
What must you have?
- Grade 12 or equivalent.
- Prior experience in an administrative/clerical role required, preferably within a healthcare environment. Keyboarding skills (40 wpm).
- Experience using an electronic medical record and scheduling system (Epic is preferred)
- Strong computer literacy in a Microsoft Office environment including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
What else do you bring?
- Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and patients within a challenging and exciting health care environment.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, i.e., volume, frequent interruptions completing a variety of tasks with simultaneous deadlines.
- Proven attendance record.
- Demonstrates understanding and complies with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all.
- Ability to perform the essential duties of the job.
- Effectively uses empathy in interactions with others and demonstrates behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring.
- Models behaviour that is aligned with the values of Mackenzie Health – Excellence, Leadership and Empathy.
- Contributes to a healthy team environment by building trust, demonstrating accountability, commitment, and healthy communication.
- Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting health care environment.
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- You may be required to work at any site of Mackenzie Health
FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to Mackenzie Health’s Occupational Health and Safety department.
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