Clerk, Respiratory Therapy

Fraser Health; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 37,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits (employer-paid)

4 weeks vacation

Benefit portability

Pension enrollment

Maternity top-up

Transit pass subsidy

Employee discounts

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Casual Clerk for the Respiratory Therapy team at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, BC. The role involves clerical duties, scheduling, patient registration and data entry to support respiratory therapy services.

Ideal candidates have Grade 12 and 4 years' related experience, strong typing skills, knowledge of medical terminology and excellent communication. This position is on-site and offers comprehensive benefits upon eligibility.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with four years of related experience or equivalent
• Typing at 45 wpm or faster
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organize workload and manage multiple tasks
• Physical ability to perform duties and operate related equipment

Responsibilities

• Schedule and book outpatient appointments and register patients.
• Maintain timekeeping records and liaise with Payroll for inquiries.
• Coordinate relief staff to fill vacancies and manage shift changes.
• Prepare staff rotations, schedules and allocate workloads.
• Greet patients and visitors, answer phones and direct inquiries.
• Transcribe minutes, memos, and reports and input billing data.
• Maintain respiratory therapy outpatient records and filing systems.
• Handle mail, supplies and photocopying tasks.
• Arrange meetings and interviews as requested.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Typing 45 wpm

Medical terminology

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Physical ability

Equipment operation

Education

Grade 12 + 4 years' related experience

Job description

Salary The salary range for this position is CAD $32.39 - $32.39 / hour

Job Summary

We are currently looking to fill a Casual opportunity for a Clerk, Respiratory Therapy to support Respiratory Therapy at Royal Columbian Hospital located in New Westminster, B.C.

Royal Columbian Hospital

Royal Columbian Hospital is conveniently located adjacent to the Sapperton SkyTrain station on the Expo Line1. This makes it easily accessible by public transit for both patients and staff.

Join us on an exciting project and make history. The Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment Project (RCHRP) is a multi-year, multi-phase project to increase the hospital's capacity, beds, and services. Read more here RCHRP Phase two.

RCH first opened in 1862, is a vital referral centre and regional centre of excellence for trauma, critical care, cardiac care, maternity, neonatal intensive care and neurosurgery. When the full redevelopment is complete, the people of British Columbia will have increased access to cardiac, trauma, mental health, maternity and NICU services and beds.

New Westminster

New Westminster is known for its stunning waterfront views along the Fraser River, located on the north side of the Fraser River bordering several municipalities in each direction (Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey, and Delta), making it the centre of the Greater Vancouver region.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available

*Eligibility based on employment status

Detailed Overview

Performs a variety of staff scheduling, clerical and secretarial functions such as preparing and adjusting staff schedules/rotations according to established procedures; schedules and books outpatient appointments, collects patient information for registration; maintains and submits timekeeping records to Payroll; types technical and non-technical material; performs data entry of Physician billings; greets and directs patients and visitors, answers the telephone, maintains files and supplies; sends and receives fax documents and photocopies.

Responsibilities

1. Schedules and books outpatient appointments by receiving appointment requests, making follow-up appointments, adjusting arrangements and assigning to the appropriate date, time and location. Collects patient information for registration.
2. Maintains timekeeping records for the program(s) staff utilizing a computerized payroll system and submits to the Payroll department. Liaises with Payroll regarding inquiries and makes adjustments as required such as payroll corrections. Answers employee payroll inquiries. Distributes pay stubs and cheques to designated employees.
3. Allocates and calls in relief staff to fill vacancies resulting from unfilled positions such as shift changes, vacation, leaves of absence and sick leaves by performing duties such as utilizing manual staff scheduling system, processing requests in accordance with applicable collective agreements, preparing revised relief staff schedules and forwarding to the Practice Chief.
4. Prepares and posts staff rotations and schedules for service by reviewing master rotations, transferring information, adjusting schedules to fill gaps and identifying staff shortages.
5. Provides receptionist duties by receiving patients and visitors, providing information and directing to appropriate area; answers the telephone, directs calls and takes messages.
6. Types technical and non-technical material such as minutes, correspondence, procedures/protocols, memos and statistical reports by transcribing from written draft; performs data entry of Physician billings and activity statistics and produces computerized reports by utilizing various software.
7. Sets up and maintains filing systems which includes respiratory therapy outpatient records; obtains patient information, prepares patient forms and compiles patient charts for Respiratory Therapists.
8. Receives, sorts and distributes internal and outgoing mail; maintains an office inventory of stationery, supplies and printed forms by preparing requisitions as requested; photocopies and faxes documents.
9. Arranges meetings and appointments as directed by the Practice Chief by booking interviews, seminars, staff meetings, meeting rooms and contacting appropriate personnel.
10. Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Grade 12 and four (4) years' recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to keyboard at 45 w.p.m.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal effectively with others.
• Ability to organize work.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• 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 Nlaka’pamux 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 50,000+ 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 Health’s 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.

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