DATA ENTRY CLERK (CASUAL)

St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
Reporting to the Supervisor, Laboratory Logistics and the Clerical Supervisor, performs duties such as entering data into the Laboratory computer system from requisitions, generating reports and labels and recording collection details. Performs clerical and reception duties such as filing, distributing reports and incoming mail, answering and redirecting calls, receiving and directing visitors and responding to inquiries.

WHAT YOU BRING

Qualifications

• Grade 12, plus one year’s recent related experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills & Knowledge

• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).
• Ability to keyboard 45 wpm.
• 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.

WHAT WE DO

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.
Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services
PHSA is committed to equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.
One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.
Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

• Checks legibility and completeness of requisitions in preparation for data entry, follows up on discrepancies with Physicians, other medical staff and outside institutions.
• Enters data from requisitions according to established procedures by entering coded and uncoded data into the laboratory computer system. Enters Physician names to generate labels.
• Uses the computer to generate reports and labels such as Daily Cumulative Reports, collection lists, patient identification labels, specimen labels and Physician address labels. Records collection details such as who collected, type of collection and other comments noted by Technologists/Laboratory Assistants. Matches bar code labels with collection lists.
• Reviews error messages/encounter numbers/chart numbers on reports such as Interface Reports, Multiple Encounter Reports, Duplicate Patients Reports, and makes adjustments according to established procedures to ensure patient information is accurate and up to date with Admitting Records and to avoid duplication.
• Distributes reports, faxes and incoming mail.
• Answer telephone, responds to clerical inquiries and redirects calls as appropriate. Receives and directs visitors to appropriate areas.
• Reviews billing statements to ensure completeness of information and sends to Accounting Receivable with corrections.
• Performs clerical duties such as filing and typing.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.