Union: UNIFOR Clerical

Location: WRHN @ Chicopee (formerly Grand River Hospital, Freeport Campus)

Work Type: 2 Positions - Part Time and Unscheduled Part Time; 05:00 - 22:00 Monday to Sunday

Summary :

Schedulers play an important role in working with the Clinical Management team to build employees’ schedules for each program at WRHN in order to provide exceptional care to WRHN patients.

Responsibilities :

• Collaborates with the Clinical Management team to understand staffing baseline requirements in order to build, modify and maintain employees’ schedules, review and input shift trades and manage vacation requests in ESP (Scheduling software)
• Appropriate application of GRH and unions’ collective agreement language
• Accurately updates schedules to reflect employee’s actual time worked
• Identifies and communicates opportunities to improve operational efficiency
• Participates in and supports projects as needed
• Contributes to ensuring there is a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors

Requirements :

• Post-Secondary Community College Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Experience and proficiency using computer software is mandatory
• Minimum 1 year recent comparable experience is required in building, and modifying employees’ schedules in a complex environment, preferably in Health Care.
• Previous working knowledge of collective agreements is preferred
• Efficient data entry skills required
• Effective communication, organizational, time management, collaboration and problem solving skills required
• Extreme attention to detail is required
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment required ESP (Kronos) experience preferred

Applications will be received until the position is filled.

Employees of the Hospital are required to sumit their application through their respective internal application system.

As per the collective agreement, the internal recruitment process will be completed prior to the consideration of external applications.

Waterloo Regional Health Centre is committed to fair and equitable employment and in our recruitment and selection practices. We strongly believe in inclusion and diversity within our organization, and welcome all applicants including, but not limited to racialized communities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, Indigenous people, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful workplace for all employees, free from violence and harassment.

Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with the Human Rights Code. WRHN is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) to provide an inclusive, barrier free workplace. We will accommodate the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process. Should you require this accommodation, please contact Human Resources.

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