Clerk, Hospice Palliative Care

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $24.76 - $26.38 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a **Part Time Clerk, Hospice Palliative Care**to provide support to our Hospice Palliative care team located in beautiful **Chilliwack, B.C.**

**Take this opportunity to**:

- Provides administrative support to the integrated (hospital/community) Hospice Palliative Care (HPC) team at a designated location including typing a variety of documents
- Performing admission/registration duties, preparing a variety of educational resource and program informational materials, arranging HPC education sessions and room set up, preparing billing information, and gathering and compiling statistics.

**The education and experience you need**:

- Grade 12, plus Office Administration Certificate and
- one (1) year of recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

**Experience some of the benefits of working with us, including**:

- Career advancement and growth opportunities
- Comprehensive health benefits including extended health and dental 100% paid by us, that cover you and your whole family.
- Health and well-being resources, including an employee and family assistance program.
- Generous vacation time: eligible employees can earn up to four (4) weeks of vacation per year, with the possibility of accruing extra time based on there tenor with us.
- Access to exclusive staff discounts and perks with various partners including, a Transit Incentive Program
- A defined pension plan.
- Eligibility based on employment status_

**Join our team at Fraser Health**

Detailed Overview: Provides administrative support to the integrated (hospital/community) Hospice Palliative Care (HPC) team at a designated location including typing a variety of documents, performing admission/registration duties, preparing a variety of educational resource and program informational materials, arranging HPC education sessions and room set up, preparing billing information, and gathering and compiling statistics. Responsibilities:

- Types, photocopies and distributes a variety of documents such as correspondence, memos, agendas/minutes, brochures, forms, client/patient handouts, spreadsheets and statistical reports by transcribing from written draft; performs data entry and produces computerized reports.
- Obtains information required from clients/patients/family/referral source such as physician offices, HPC team members, Home Health (HH) staff relevant to the pre-admission/admission process. Completes required standard forms and performs data entry in the applicable registration software in order to register clients/patients.
- Utilizes desktop publishing and various word processing, spreadsheet, and database software packages; maintains database for hospital and community HPC, creates files, sets up columns, tables and spreadsheet calculations and discusses technical material changes with Manager or designate to ensure appropriate requirements are met.
- Provides reception services, including answering the phone and directing incoming calls; takes messages, answers routine inquiries related to programs and policies or refers as appropriate; opens and distributes mail as required.
- Ensures current client/patient listings are up to date and current census lists are distributed to palliative care unit, HPC team, HH and other appropriate staff.
- Arranges meetings, workshops and/or educational events by coordinating invitations, tracking attendance, circulating notices/agendas, recording and distributing minutes, booking meeting rooms and/or sites; registers patients at the sessions, ensures room set-up, equipment and refreshments as necessary.
- Assembles and updates documents such as department procedure manuals and brochures.
- Gathers and compiles information as required, such as client information and statistics.
- Performs general duties related to billing such as gathering relevant patient information, entering and updating records, calculating client billings, matching documents, and verifying billing information. Maintains related records and updates accordingly.
- Places purchase orders with external suppliers in accordance with established procedures and receives and delivers equipment and resource supplies as required. Checks various invoices for accuracy and notifies Manager (or designate) of any discrepancies.
- Participates in local and Fraser Health meetings as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications**:Education and Experience**

Grade 12, plus Office Administration Certificate and one (1) 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.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
- Abili