Nursing Unit Clerk

Why Fraser Health?:
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a **Full Time Nursing Unit Clerk** to provide support to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Royal Columbian Hospital located in **New Westminster, B.C.** We are looking for a committed and personable individual with an eye for detail who is able to juggle numerous tasks in a busy environment. You like helping people, conduct business in a professional manner and display excellent communication skills. A focused approach is needed to complete routine day-to-day tasks and handle changing calendars, priorities, and timelines while carrying a high level of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities. Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Effective October 26th 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

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Detailed Overview: Under direct supervision maintains unit records and supply levels; performs reception and clerical duties related to the operation of the unit. Responsibilities:

- Transcribes physicians orders by copying information, completing required forms and/or entering information into the computer and distributing as required.
- Schedules patient activities such as diagnostic procedures, appointments or transportation by contacting appropriate departments, physicians offices or outside agencies and maintaining related records.
- Maintains patient records according to established procedures by setting up charts, adding or removing forms, and forwarding discharged patient records to Health Records Department.
- Performs reception duties such as greeting and directing visitors, answering the telephone, taking messages, answering routine inquiries or referring as appropriate; opening and distributing mail as required.
- Maintains unit stationary and supply levels by monitoring stock, preparing stores orders, requisitions or stationary orders, completes equipment repair or maintenance orders as directed.
- Orients new staff and students to unit by demonstrating procedures, answering questions and explaining unit organization and layout.
- Performs clerical duties such as typing, filing and photocopying.
- As required by the department, maintains timekeeping and other staff related records by coding and entering hours to timecards, transcribing rotation hours by copying information onto required forms and/or entering into the computer, according to established procedures. Forwards timesheets, staffing information to staffing/appropriate department.
- As required by the department, maintains relief staff call in list information such as name, telephone number and work availability; contacting staff to fill vacancies as directed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
**Education and Experience**

Grade 12 graduation, completion of the Unit Clerk training course plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

**Skills and Abilities**
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Ability to type 40wpm.
- Ability to deal effectively with others.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Ability to operate related equipment such as personal computers and meditech terminals.