- Compensation: CAD 23.66 - CAD 29.57 - hourly

Company Description

UHN is Canada's #1 hospital and the world's #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN's vision is to build A Healthier World and it's only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union: Non-Union
New or Replacement Position: Replacement
Number of vacancies: 1
Site: Toronto Western Hospital
Department: Krembil Brain Institute - Neurology OP
Reports to: Manager
Salary: $23.66 to $29.57 per hour
Hours:37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Mon-Fri0900-17:00
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: November 19, 2026

Position Summary

The Medical Administrative Assistant I utilizes knowledge of medical terminology and exercises judgment or decision-making to provide secretarial and clerical services, in support of professional/medical personnel, including:



providing word processing/typing services for assigned personnel; performing reception responsibilities; maintaining written and/or electronic calendar/schedules; administering and monitoring billing procedures and budgeting records; providing support with small and/or informal meetings/events; maintaining and modifying confidential medical electronic/paper filing/retrieval methods, systems, and/or formats; providing functional supervision to lower classified clerical position(s); ensuring the efficient operation of the office; performing other related clerical activities; performing cross-functional responsibilities, as assigned; performing other duties consistent with the job classification, as required.
Duties

- Performing reception responsibilities
- Providing clerical support
- Organizing andmaintainingpatient charts, electronic and paper information filing systems
- Performing patient administration functions including scheduling and coordinating appointments/meetings/events
- Maintaining written and/or electronic calendar/schedules, etc
- Coordinating unit administrative functions
- Ensuring the efficient operation of the unit, within the scope of authority
- Maintaining billing records
- Performing other duties consistent with the job classification, asrequired

Qualifications

- Completion of Grade XII




- Completion of a recognized post-secondary office administration program at the certificate level or equivalent preferred
- Two (2) year related clerical experiencerequired
- Previouson-the-job word processing and spreadsheet experiencerequired; experience working inanMicrosoft Office software environment
- Experience working in a health care environment
- General knowledge of office practices,processesand procedures
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of Emergency Assistance Codes
- Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skills
- Very goodinterpersonal and customer service skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Goodproblem solvingskills
- Ability to produce high quality workin accordance withHospital standards
- Ability to work effectively and safely when dealing with stressful situations

Additional Information

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

- Competitive offer packages
- Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/ )
- Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, in office gyms, etc.)

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📌 Administrative Assistant I (Toronto)
🏢 University Health Network
📍 Toronto