Unit Assistant
- Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Salary: $22.925 , $23.586 , $24.266 , $24.965 , $25.688 , $26.432 · Full-time
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- Salary: $22.925 , $23.586 , $24.266 , $24.965 , $25.688 , $26.432
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Original job description
Position Number: 20069432
Posting End Date: October 15, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: St. Boniface Hospital
Site: St. Boniface Hospital
Department / Unit: Cardiac Clinics
Job Stream: Clinical Support
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $22.925 , $23.586 , $24.266 , $24.965 , $25.688 , $26.432
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
Position Overview
Under the general supervision of the Manager Health Services, and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface Hospital, the Unit Assistant is responsible for providing clerical and patient related support to include: scheduling appointments/consults; preparing examining rooms; assisting patients; preparing charts; performing receptionist duties; assisting in the Records Area; ordering supplies; processing physicians' orders; and performing other related duties as assigned.
Experience
- Six (6) months experience in a nursing unit.
- Grade 12 or equivalent.
- Successful completion of the St. Boniface Hospital Ward Clerk Training Program.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not Applicable
Qualifications And Skills
- Knowledge of computer systems.
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
- Ability to retain information which is of a confidential nature.
- Good telephone manner.
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to adapt readily to stressful situations.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Physically capable of assisting patients in wheelchairs.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide clerical and patient-related support in the Cardiac Clinics, including scheduling appointments and consultations, preparing examination rooms and charts, and assisting patients. Perform reception and records-area duties, order supplies, process physicians' orders, and complete other related tasks as assigned.
Requirements
Applicants need Grade 12 or equivalent, completion of the St. Boniface Hospital Ward Clerk Training Program, and six months of experience in a nursing unit. Eligible applicants with prior ward clerk experience may substitute the training program with at least one year of total ward clerk experience; candidates also need computer knowledge, strong communication and confidentiality skills, and the ability to assist patients in wheelchairs.
Skills
- Computer Systems Knowledge
- Appointment Scheduling
- Patient Assistance
- Chart Preparation
- Receptionist Duties
- Medical Records Support
- Supply Ordering
- Processing Physicians' Orders
- Confidentiality
- Telephone Etiquette
- Interpersonal Communication
- Stress Adaptability
- Independent Work
- English Communication
- Wheelchair Assistance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Cardiac Clinics
- Clinical Support
- Ward Clerk
- Ward Clerk Training Program
- Nursing Unit
- Appointment Scheduling
- Consultations
- Examination Rooms
- Patient Assistance
- Chart Preparation
- Receptionist Duties
- Medical Records
- Supply Ordering
- Physicians' Orders
- Computer Systems
- Confidentiality
- Telephone Etiquette
- Interpersonal Communication
- Wheelchair Assistance
- Criminal Records Check
- Vulnerable Sector Search
- Child Abuse Registry Check
- Adult Abuse Registry Check