Unit Clerk, Ridge Meadows Hospital

Salary The salary range for this position is CAD $30.03 - $30.03 / hour Job Summary At Fraser Health, our Mission, Vision, and Values guide everything we do. At Ridge Meadows Hospital, we're looking for passionate and dedicated individuals across a wide range of clinical, support, and leadership roles who want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients, families, and communities. Whether you provide direct patient care, support our clinical teams, deliver essential services behind the scenes, or help drive innovation and excellence across our organization, your work matters. Every role plays a vital part in creating exceptional experiences and improving health outcomes for the people we serve. Discover Why Fraser Health is a Great Place to Work We are committed to supporting our people with competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, career development opportunities, and a workplace culture built on collaboration, respect, and inclusion. Experience The Exceptional Benefits Of Working With Us 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. You can maintain a flexible schedule - As part of the new collective agreement, there are more flexible scheduling options available for regular status nurses. TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes Eligibility for benefits and programs is based on employment status and collective agreement provisions. Build Your Career with Fraser Health Join one of British Columbia's largest and fastest-growing health organizations and become part of a team that is dedicated to excellence, innovation, and compassionate care. Whether you're just starting your career or looking for your next opportunity, Ridge Meadows Hospital offers a rewarding environment where you can learn, grow, and make a lasting impact. Explore opportunities at Ridge Meadows Hospital and discover how your skills can help shape the future of health care. Detailed Overview Under general supervision, performs a variety of clerical duties related to the operation of a patient care area such as acting as a communication link for the area, transcribing and processing physicians' orders, coordinating with other departments and facilities, coordinating patient appointments, arranging patient tests and receiving results, receiving and directing visitors, and assembling and maintaining patient charts. Responsibilities Prioritizes, processes, coordinates and transcribes physicians' orders by copying information, completing required forms and/or entering information into the computer and distributing information; performs follow up as necessary. Schedules, books and coordinates patient appointments by receiving appointment requests, arranging appropriate appointment dates and times, making follow up appointments, adjusting appointment as required in accordance with patient and facility requirements; arranges patient tests; maintains appointment diaries by arranging and confirming patient appointments. Acts as a communication link for the assigned area by contacting other facilities and departments, including bed booking to exchange information regarding bed availability to assist admissions, discharges and/or patient transfers; receives patient's tests, and receives visitors, provides information and directs to appropriate area. Assembles and maintains patient charts according to established procedures; transcribes patient data into applicable health record system; attaches patient documents such as lab and/or special examination reports to chart; dismantles and forwards discharged patient records to Health Records. Answers telephones, transfers calls, takes messages, answers routine inquiries or referring as appropriate; opens and distributes mail as required. Performs related clerical duties such as data entry, filing, compiling, preparing and maintaining statistics including related reports, delivering and picking up items, maintaining and ordering stationary and supplies through stores, and arranging for and tracking equipment repairs as required. Maintains timekeeping records for regular and casual staff and submits/enters to payroll system as required. Receives and processes requests such as vacation, leaves of absence and terminations by preparing necessary documentation and forwarding to the Manager, Clinical Services or designate for approval. Accepts calls from nursing staff regarding illnesses and/or absence from work and communicates information received to nursing unit and appropriate person; calls in relief nursing staff according to pre-determined guidelines and refers problems to the Manager, Clinical Services or designate. Maintains records on relief staff such as names, address, contact phone number, availability for work, suitable work area and hours worked. Performs other related duties as required. Qualifications Education and Experience Grade 12, medical terminology and graduation of a recognized Nursing Unit Clerk program, plus one 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. Ability to deal with others effectively. Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position. Ability to keyboard at 40 wpm. Ability to organize work. Ability to operate related equipment. Ability to utilize a variety of computer software applications. 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. Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Indeed | Glassdoor IMPORTANT: Recruitment scam warning Please be on alert for recruitment scams. We are aware of several scams targeting individuals by falsely claiming to represent Fraser Health. Always take precautions when sharing personal details with unverified sources. Please note that we will never ask for money or payment, nor ask you to download or install an app at any point during our recruitment process.

Performs clerical duties in a patient care area, including transcribing physician orders and coordinating patient appointments and tests. Acts as a communication link between departments and maintains patient health records and charts.

Requires Grade 12 education, a recognized Nursing Unit Clerk program certification, and medical terminology knowledge. Candidates need one year of recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education and training.

• 100% Employer-Paid Benefits • Vacation Time • Benefit Portability • Defined Municipal Pension Plan • Maternity Top-Up • Flexible Scheduling Options • TransLink Pass Subsidy

• Data entryPreferred
• CommunicationPreferred
• OrganizationPreferred

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• Medical Terminology
• Clerical Duties
• Patient Coordination
• Transcription
• Keyboarding 40 wpm
• Data Entry
• Timekeeping
• Communication
• Organization
• Computer Software Applications
• Patient Chart Management
• Appointment Scheduling

• Healthcare
• Administrative
• Customer Service & Support

Minimum education

High school

Minimum experience

0+ years

Apply by

Sep 11, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Entry level