The Providence Health Care’s Health Information Management Administration team at Lions Gate Hospital is hiring!

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About the Health Information Management team

Health Information Management (HIM) is a leader in the collection, storage, and distribution of patient information within British Columbia. Our dedicated team of professionals are some of the first points of contact at Health Organizations sites. As a consolidated Lower Mainland department of Providence Health Care, HIM has staff at about 40 geographically dispersed locations across Fraser Health, Providence Health Care, Provincial Health Services Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health.

Approximately 1,450 staff working the following Service Areas: Registration, Records Management, Transcription Services, Health Information Exchange, and Coding.​ Additional Corporate Services include: Strategic Planning, Projects & Business Optimization, Culture & Communications. There is room for growth and development and we aim to support our teams to flourish.

Position Overview

The Patient Registration Clerk does the important first stage of the Health Information Management cycle of processes through the registration of patients (including inpatients, outpatients, ambulatory care patients and emergency patients) in the computerized admission/discharge/transfer system. They are usually one of the first points of contact for patients as they enter facilities. They process preadmissions, admissions, and discharges, print, review and/or maintain list of available beds. If requested, they compare patient information to available beds and provide available bed options to appropriate clinical staff. The registration clerk also liaises with and/or receives information from nursing/physician personnel on unit regarding bed assignment and enter site approved bed assignments in the bed booking roster as directed or as per specific established procedures.

Education and Experience:

• Grade 12 and two years' recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills And Abilities:

• Ability to keyboard at 40 w.p.m.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

• Competitive Salary: $27.10
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families, and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity, and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

Advance Your Career at Providence Health Care!

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.