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Fraser Health Authority

Unit Clerk

Fraser Health Authority

Coquitlam, BC

  • Number of positions available : 1

  • To be discussed

  • Starting date : 1 position to fill as soon as possible

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Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $28.31 - $28.31 / hour
Job Summary

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations,and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities. 

  

Our team of nearly 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more. 

  

We are currently looking to fill a Casual opportunity for a Unit Clerk at Eagle Ridge Hospital located in Port Moody, BC.

  

Come work with us! 

  

Joining the Fraser Health team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care. 

   

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner. 

  

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Connect with us on our Careers social channels where you’ll learn about exciting opportunities, get career tips from our recruiters, and meet some of your future team members! You can also visit us on Indeed and Glassdoor. 

  

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Detailed Overview

Performs various patient/resident care related duties, including transcribing physicians' orders, scheduling and booking patient/resident appointments for procedures; maintains relevant records such as patient/resident charts; performs related reception, clerical support and typing duties within a computerized environment for assigned nursing unit or residential care areas.
Responsibilities


  1. Transcribes physicians' orders by copying information, completing required forms and/or entering information into the computer and distributing as required.
  2. Schedules patient/resident activities such as diagnostic procedures, appointments or transportation by contacting appropriate departments, anaesthetists, physicians' offices or outside agencies and maintaining related records.
  3. Maintains patient/resident records according to established procedures by setting up charts, adding or removing forms and forwarding discharged patient records to the Health Records Department.
  4. Calls in relief staff according to pre-determined guidelines.
  5. Performs reception duties such as greeting and directing visitors, answering the telephone, taking messages, answering routine enquiries or referring as appropriate; opens and distributes mail as required.
  6. Assists the Care team in a variety of duties such as explaining routine procedures to patients/residents and verifying patients/residents' name.
  7. Porters patients to and from other departments as required; delivers and obtains specimens as required.
  8. Performs clerical duties such as typing, taking minutes and photocopying; maintains filing system and stock supplies for the assigned areas including storage and supply areas as required.
  9. Distributes mail, packages, stores supplies and flowers to patients/residents/staff.
  10. Maintains reports and records such as scheduling and timekeeping reports and department statistics; generates and prints off reports according to established procedures.
  11. Completes, summarizes and submits information according to established procedures.
  12. Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Graduation from a Unit Clerk training program. Grade 12 plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to deal effectively with others.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Ability to type at 40 w.p.m.
  • Ability to organize work.
  • Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
  • Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

 

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

 

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

 

Together, we are the heart of health care.

 

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IMPORTANT: Recruitment scam warning

Please be on alert for potential recruitment scams. We are aware of recent scams targeting individuals by falsely claiming to represent Fraser Health. Always take precautions when sharing personal details with unverified sources. Please note that we will never ask for money or payment at any point during our recruitment process.

Requirements

Level of education

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Work experience (years)

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Written languages

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Spoken languages

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Internal reference No.

84964

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