Job opportunity
Healthcare Referral Clerk
Providence Health Care
Process physician referrals and outpatient appointments as a Healthcare Referral Clerk with Providence Health Care. Use medical terminology and computerized information systems.
This temporary part-time position is 0.8 FTE, or 30 hours weekly. Reporting to the Manager, Coordinator, or designate, you will receive, record, and process physician referrals and re-referrals. You will determine appointment priority, book procedures, maintain documentation, and enter patient information. The work supports Providence Health Care’s patient, client, and family centred model.
Key Responsibilities:
Receive and process physician referrals, re-referrals, and supporting documentation
Determine appointment priority using patient histories, results, and reports
Book consultations, procedures, diagnostic imaging, and ambulatory appointments
Register patients and electronically file clinical documents
Contact patients to confirm information, appointments, locations, and requirements
Requirements:
Grade 12 and two years’ recent related experience, or equivalent
Keyboarding speed of 40 words per minute
Knowledge of medical terminology
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to organize work and operate related equipment
Support Providence Health Care referrals through accurate scheduling, documentation, patient communication, and medical information processing.
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Apply on source site This temporary part-time position is 0.8 FTE, or 30 hours weekly. Reporting to the Manager, Coordinator, or designate, you will receive, record, and process physician referrals and re-referrals. You will determine appointment priority, book procedures, maintain documentation, and enter patient information. The work supports Providence Health Care’s patient, client, and family centred model.
Key Responsibilities:
Receive and process physician referrals, re-referrals, and supporting documentation
Determine appointment priority using patient histories, results, and reports
Book consultations, procedures, diagnostic imaging, and ambulatory appointments
Register patients and electronically file clinical documents
Contact patients to confirm information, appointments, locations, and requirements
Requirements:
Grade 12 and two years’ recent related experience, or equivalent
Keyboarding speed of 40 words per minute
Knowledge of medical terminology
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to organize work and operate related equipment
Support Providence Health Care referrals through accurate scheduling, documentation, patient communication, and medical information processing.
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