134343 - Clinical Secretary

Work Location
VGH 12th & Oak
Department
Low Vision Clinic
Home Worksite
01 - Vancouver General Hospital
Additional Sites
VGH Eye Care Centre Section M Vision Rehabilitation Clinic, and all VGH Eye Care Centre VCH Ambulatory Clinics
Labour Agreement
Facilities Subsector
Union
100 - Facilities HEU
Position Type
Baseline
Job Status
Regular Full-Time
FTE
1.00
Standard Hours / Week
37.50
Job Category
Administrative Professionals
Salary Grade
16
Min Hourly
CAD $27.10/Hr.
Max Hourly
CAD $27.10/Hr.
Shift Times
0800-1600
Days Off
Saturday, Stats, Sunday

Come work as a Clinical Secretary with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Clinical Secretary to join the Low Vision Clinic at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Clinical Secretary with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:

• Provide clinical scheduling and medical secretarial support to the Eye Care Centre by methods such as scheduling and booking patient appointments in accordance with various health professionals' schedules.
• Make adjustments to patient schedules in the event of cancellations.
• Coordinate documentation required for patient visits.
• Transcribe medical dictation such as diagnostic interpretation reports and fluorescein angiogram medical reports utilizing dictating equipment.
• Type technical and non-technical material utilizing intermediate wordprocessing software.
• Maintain records on patient visits and related material.
• Prepare billing information and standard statistical reports utilizing spreadsheet software.
• Act as clinic receptionist in accordance with established procedures.

Education & Experience

• Grade 12, graduation from an approved program as a medical secretary.
• (1) one years' recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to keyboard at 45 words per minute.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.