Nursing Unit Clerk

Nursing Unit Clerk
Job Number # 
18312
Employer 
Fir Park Village/Echo Village
Job Location(s) 
Port Alberni
Number of Positions 
1
Date Posted 
Jul 08, 2019
Apply By 
Jul 22, 2019
Start Date 
ASAP
Schedule 
Casual
NOC Code 
1411
Source 
Employer
Details 
  1. Transcribes doctor’s orders to various forms and requisitions and relays appropriate information to nursing staff and/or other departments as required.  Faxes medication orders to the Pharmacy.
  2. Carries out receptionist duties for the department by answering the telephone, taking and relaying messages (excluding doctor’s orders), greeting residents and directing visitors to appropriate areas, replying to resident or family calls and locating appropriate nursing staff.
  3. Assists in preparations for resident admissions, discharges and transfers by assembling/dismantling charts and notifying appropriate departments and individuals regarding relevant information.
  4. Performs clerical duties such as word processing, filing, sorting and distributing various reports, requisitions and mail.  Maintains department’s filing system, manuals, charts and kardexes.
  5. Delivers requisitions, specimens, forms and equipment to other departments as required.
  6. Makes resident medical and other care related appointments, arranges for resident transportation and family/volunteer escort, or escorts resident to designated locations when directed.
  7. Assists in setting up meetings/educational inservices, takes, transcribes and distributes minutes as required.
  8. Requisitions and ensures delivery of supplies, equipment and printed forms for the department.  May be required to pick-up and deliver supplies and equipment.
  9. Assists the duty nurse in the filling out of daily care reports.

 

Qualifications 

Grade 12.  Medical Terminology, successful completion of a recognized Nursing Unit Clerk program and one year’s recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

How to Apply 

An application for employment and proof of qualifications should be submitted to:

Human Resources Department

Fir Park Village

4411 Wallace Street, Port Alberni BC  V9Y 7Y5

Fax:  (250) 250-6543

Email: hr@acccs.ca

Or apply on-line at

www.albernicontinuingcare.ca