Position: Department Administrative Assistant
Dept/Health Program: Assertive Community Treatment Team - Mental Health Program
Posting ID: 4243
Status: Permanent Full-time (12 months)
Role Level: AC05 ($28.42 to $35.54)
Site: Queensway Health Center
Hours of Work/Shift: Weekdays, Monday- Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Posted: August 28, 2025
Internal Deadline: September 1, 2025
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research
Position Summary:
A high achieving, self-motivated individual with exceptional organizational skills and demonstrated commitment to customer service will excel in this position. You must possess the ability to work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment and be able to disseminate complex information to maintain effective working relationships with the Mental Health Program. You are proactive, dynamic and able to anticipate the needs of those you support without waiting for instruction. As a member of this incredible team you are an energizing person, not only with your work, but also your work ethic and style. You are flexible and have the ability to think beyond your role or portfolio, to ensure the success of the program and those you work with. In this position, the incumbent will have daily contact with patients by phone and from the patient reception desk.
This role includes:
- Administrative support to the ACT team and other mental health teams at this location
- Greeting patients, visitors and staff
- Supporting the team scheduling
- Patient registration function: confirming/validating patient demographic, insurance (including OHIP).
- Answering the telephone responding to enquiries within scope of authority, or, directing to most appropriate person.
- Scheduling patient appointments and team meetings
- Attending daily team rounds (including minute taking)
- Supporting intake triage process
- Entering information into EPIC
- Covering for other outpatient mental health Department Administrative Assistants at the same location
Key Qualifications
- Grade 12 education combined with 2 years of community college secretarial and/or equivalent work-related experience providing office and clinical administration services including correspondence preparation, mail delivery, file management, minute taking, typing and distribution of agendas and minutes, office supply maintenance, Advanced technical skills in Windows, MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, MS Project, videoconference and teleconference set up (Zoom and OTN), and medical terminology knowledge
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills, both oral i.e. answer phones, screen, direct and handle calls; maintain voicemail and written communications
- Strong focus on patient care, utilizing a patient centered approach to managing patients and families initial experience with the department
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks
- High accuracy and attention to detail when performing a wide variety of tasks
- Self-directed individual who can work independently with minimal supervision
Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.
Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.
Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
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Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.
Thank you to all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
