Nursing Unit Assistant
- Kamloops, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to support quality patient care? Royal Inland Hospital is seeking a Casual Nursing Unit Assistant to join our dedicated healthcare team in Kamloops, BC. If you're organized, compassionate, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you!
Hours of work are days/evenings, Monday to Saturday; 07:00 to 15:00, 08:15 to 16:15, 08:30 to 16:30, 09:00 to 17:00
Days off: rotating
✅ What To Include With Your Application
Please ensure your application includes:
Join our team as a casual employee, where you’ll enjoy variety, gain valuable experience, and have the chance to grow your career. Work hours range from 0 to 37.5 per week, with shifts available on short notice or pre-scheduled to cover leaves. Many of our team members start in casual roles and transition into permanent positions. Plus, we offer competitive wages, shift premiums, employer-paid training, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program to support you every step of the way.
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:
Hours of work are days/evenings, Monday to Saturday; 07:00 to 15:00, 08:15 to 16:15, 08:30 to 16:30, 09:00 to 17:00
Days off: rotating
✅ What To Include With Your Application
Please ensure your application includes:
- Typing Test – Minimum 40 wpm, completed within the last 48 months from a recognized institution. Click here for testing details.
- Nursing Unit Clerk – Certificate or proof of program completion
- Education & Experience – Grade 12 plus one year recent related experience (or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)
- Resume – Highlighting your skills and relevant experience
- Cover Letter – Include your availability to start a new position
Join our team as a casual employee, where you’ll enjoy variety, gain valuable experience, and have the chance to grow your career. Work hours range from 0 to 37.5 per week, with shifts available on short notice or pre-scheduled to cover leaves. Many of our team members start in casual roles and transition into permanent positions. Plus, we offer competitive wages, shift premiums, employer-paid training, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program to support you every step of the way.
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.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Perform clerical and coordination duties for a patient care unit, including processing and transcribing physicians’ orders, scheduling appointments, maintaining patient records, and serving as a communication link. Handle data entry, reports, supplies, staff timekeeping records, and patient call signals.
Requirements
Applicants must have Grade 12 and one year of recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. A Nursing Unit Clerk certificate or proof of program completion and a typing test result of at least 40 words per minute, completed within the last 48 months at a recognized institution, are required.
Skills
- Organization
- Compassion
- Prioritization
- Order Processing
- Transcription
- Communication
- Appointment Scheduling
- Data Entry
- Keyboarding
- Record Keeping
- Filing
- Report Preparation
- Timekeeping
- Payroll Data Entry
- Supply Management
Benefits
- Competitive Wages
- Shift Premiums
- Employer-Paid Training
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Administrative
Keywords
- Nursing Unit Assistant
- Nursing Unit Clerk Certificate
- Typing Test
- 40 Words Per Minute
- Grade 12
- Patient Care
- Physicians’ Orders
- Order Transcription
- Unit Communication
- Appointment Scheduling
- Patient Records
- Data Entry
- Keyboarding
- Filing
- Statistics
- Report Preparation
- Timekeeping Records
- Payroll Systems
- Unit Supplies
- Call Signals
- MARS
- Kardex
- Care Plan
- Electronic Health Records