Casual Nursing Unit Clerk — Patient Care Admin

Interior Health; Nelson; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Shift premiums

Employer-paid training

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Job summary

Interior Health in Nelson, BC is seeking a Casual Nursing Unit Assistant to join the Kootenay Lake Regional Hospital team. You will perform clerical duties in patient care areas, manage orders, schedules, and charting, and support communication across the unit.

Shifts include days from 08:00 to 20:00 and 08:00 to 16:45 with rotating days off. Casual status offers variety, competitive wages, shift premiums, and access to training and support programs.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 is required.
• Graduation from a Nursing Unit Clerk program with Medical Terminology.
• One year of recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Completion of a typing certificate of 40 wpm in the last 48 months from an approved institution.

Responsibilities

• Process and transcribe physicians’ orders and coordinate communication for the unit.
• Schedule, book and coordinate patient/resident appointments.
• Assemble and maintain patient/resident charts and key data in systems (MARS, Kardex, Careplan, EHR).
• Perform clerical duties: data entry, filing, statistics, reports, and minutes.
• Maintain timekeeping records for staff and input to payroll systems.
• Monitor patient/resident call signals and relay messages to the appropriate staff.

Skills

Clerical skills

Medical terminology

Typing 40 wpm

Data entry

Education

Nursing Unit Clerk program

Medical Terminology

Tools

MARS

Kardex

Careplan

EMR

Job description

Interior Health in Nelson, BC is seeking a Casual Nursing Unit Assistant to join the Kootenay Lake Regional Hospital team. You will perform clerical duties in patient care areas, manage orders, schedules, and charting, and support communication across the unit.

Shifts include days from 08:00 to 20:00 and 08:00 to 16:45 with rotating days off. Casual status offers variety, competitive wages, shift premiums, and access to training and support programs.