Nursing Unit Assistant

Interior Health Authority; Cranbrook; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an established healthcare organization as a Casual Nursing Unit Clerk. In this role, you will be responsible for a variety of clerical tasks essential for the smooth operation of patient care areas. Your duties will include coordinating appointments, maintaining patient charts, and ensuring effective communication within the unit. This position offers flexibility with hours and the chance to grow in a supportive environment that values work-life balance. If you're an experienced Nursing Unit Clerk looking for a rewarding challenge, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Supportive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 and a Nursing Unit Clerk Certificate required.
• Must have a current Typing Test of 40 wpm or greater.

Responsibilities

• Perform clerical duties related to patient/resident care operations.
• Coordinate and transcribe physicians’ orders and maintain charts.

Skills

Clerical Skills

Communication Skills

Data Entry

Time Management

Education

Grade 12 Completion

Nursing Unit Clerk Certificate

Typing Test (40 wpm)

Tools

Electronic Health Record Systems

MARS

Kardex

Careplan

Job description

East Kootenay Regional Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Casual Nursing Unit Clerk to join their team in Cranbrook, B.C.!

Hours of work are: days, Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00

This is a Casual opportunity. Casual means there are no guaranteed hours and work requirements can vary from 0 - 37.5 hours per week.

How will we help you grow?

Interior Health offers excellent benefits and many opportunities to maximize your skills. We are an organization where you have room to grow in a place where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you.

What Will You Work On?

Duties

In this role you will perform a variety of clerical duties related to the operation of a patient/resident care area, such as:

• Prioritizing, processing, coordinating and transcribing physicians’ orders;
• Acting as a communication link for the Unit;
• Scheduling, booking and coordinating patient/resident appointments;
• Assembling and maintaining patient/resident charts, inputs patient/resident data and transcribing information into relevant systems such as MARS, Kardex, Careplan, charts or electronic health record systems;
• Clerical duties - keyboarding, data entry, filing, compiling, preparing and maintaining statistics, producing reports, delivering and picking up items, maintaining unit supply levels and meeting minutes;
• Maintaining timekeeping records for regular and relief staff and submits/enters to payroll systems;
• Observing patient/resident call signals and relays messages to the appropriate personnel.
  
  

What should your application include?

• Completion of Grade 12
• A current Typing Test of 40 wpm or greater completed within past 48 months from a recognized institution
• A Nursing Unit Clerk Certificate
• Your Resume;
• A Cover Letter stating your availability to start in a new position.
  
  

If you are an experienced Nursing unit Clerk and want to be challenged in your role while working with a solid and experienced team in a wonderful working environment, Apply Today!