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Salary The salary range for this position is CAD $28.31 - $28.31 / hour Job Summary We are currently hiring for a Part Time Unit Clerk to join our Surgical Services team at Delta Hospital located in Delta, B.C. Benefits Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan 87% maternity top-up 50% subsidy on Translink passes Detailed Overview Performs a variety of clerical duties related to the operation of a patient care area; transcribes and processes physicians' orders, communicates with other departments and hospitals, coordinates patient appointments, arranges patient tests and receives results, receives and directs visitors and answers the telephone. Assembles and maintains patient charts and performs typing and data entry. Responsibilities Prioritizes, processes, coordinates and transcribes physicians' orders as per established procedures and performs necessary follow up actions including scheduling patient appointments, completing appropriate requisitions and flagging charts for Registered Nurses. Acts as a communications link for the Unit by contacting other hospitals and departments, exchanging bed availability information to assist in admissions, discharges and transfers. Answers telephones, transfers calls, takes messages or answers routine enquiries. Receives patient test results. Receives visitors, provides information and directs to appropriate area. Schedules, books and coordinates patient appointments by receiving appointment requests, making follow up appointments, adjusting arrangements as directed in accordance with patient and facility requirements and assigning to the appropriate time, date and location. Arranges patient tests. Porters patients as required. Maintains appointment diaries by arranging and confirming appointments. Assembles and maintains patient charts, inputs patient data and transcribes information into relevant systems such as MARS, Kardex, charts or electronic health record systems. Attaches documents to charts such as laboratory and special examination reports and dismantles charts for Health Records upon patient discharge. Performs related clerical duties such as typing, data entry, filing, compiling, preparing and maintaining statistics such as the daily census, producing reports, delivering and picking up items, ordering supplies through stores and taking meeting minutes as assigned. Liaises with staff scheduling department and maintains associated records including posting of work schedules and printing and maintaining daily sign in sheets. Maintains timekeeping records for regular and relief staff and submits/enters to payroll systems as required. Observes patient call signals and relays messages to the appropriate personnel. Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications Education: Grade 12, medical terminology and graduation from a recognized Nursing Unit Clerk program plus one year of 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 with others effectively. Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position. Ability to type at 40 wpm. Ability to organize work. 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 Nlakapamux 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 54,000+ 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 Healths 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr