Unit Clerk

at  Fraser Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $28.31 - $28.31 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
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.

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.

• Transcribes physicians’ orders by copying information, completing required forms and/or entering information into the computer and distributing as required.
• 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.
• 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.
• Calls in relief staff according to pre-determined guidelines.
• 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.
• Assists the Care team in a variety of duties such as explaining routine procedures to patients/residents and verifying patients/residents’ name.
• Porters patients to and from other departments as required; delivers and obtains specimens as required.
• 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.
• Distributes mail, packages, stores supplies and flowers to patients/residents/staff.
• Maintains reports and records such as scheduling and timekeeping reports and department statistics; generates and prints off reports according to established procedures.
• Completes, summarizes and submits information according to established procedures.
• Performs other related duties as required