Position Summary
Creston Valley Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Casual Switchboard Operator|Health Records Clerk to join their team!
Hours of work for this position are Monday to Friday - 07:00 to 15:00, 07:00 to 13:30, 08:00 to 16:00, 08:00 to 14:30, 09:00 to 17:00, 09:45 to 17:00.
Days off: Sun, Sat, STAT
How will we help you grow?
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?
This position performs a variety of clerical duties with operating the switchboard, patient registration, health records, cashier functions and maintaining supplies, such as:
• Operates switchboard and public address system and other paging device systems;
• Receives and directs patients and visitors;
• Health records – pull and assemble charts/files, identify and process corrections, receive and process requests for release of information, review completed charts for accuracy, maintain statistics and health record tracking systems;
• Responds to and monitors hospital alarms and emergency codes;
• Maintains physician on-call/vacation lists and other hospital staff;
• Patient registration;
• Cashier duties - receiving payments; recording payments in cash journals and/or summary sheets; and issuing change and receipts;
• Maintains supply inventory by ordering stock and non-stock items for acute and residential care;
• Receives, checks and deposits patient valuables for safekeeping;
• Clerical duties - typing, compiling and distributing various documents/lists/schedules, completing data entry for pre-admissions, admissions, discharges, and transfers, opening and redirecting incoming mail, and maintaining filing systems.
What should your application include?
• A 5-minute typing test (45+ NWPM) from a recognized institution, completed within the past 48 months (non-supervised tests not accepted). Click here for testing details.
• Your Resume outlining one year recent related experience, Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
• A Cover Letter stating your availability to start in a new position and on-call, casual work (i.e. days of the week).
If you are an experienced Switchboard clerk and want to be challenged in your role, come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Apply Today!
Qualifications
Education, Training & Experience:
• Grade twelve
• One (1) year of recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Completion of a Typing Test 45 wpm or greater, dated within the past 48 months and must be issued from a valid institution only. (non-supervised tests not accepted)
Comments
Interior Health now offers assistance from an Indigenous Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process and/or career exploration, send your question(s) via email to IndigenousEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor. We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes.