Business Clerk

Job summary

The business clerk provides clerical, administrative, and business support to patients, families, and the healthcare team. They are responsible for managing payroll, budget, and statistical documentation while maintaining hospital confidentiality.

Job details

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the business clerk provides clerical, administrative and business support to patients, families and members of the healthcare team. Functions according to the job description for Business Clerks. 1. Graduate of community college secretarial or office administration program or equivalent office experience 2. Medical Terminology Certificate 1 and 2 or demonstrated knowledge equivalent to the Medical Terminology Certificate 1 and 2 acquired in a different Business Clerk position, which may be subject to testing 3. Demonstrated proficient keyboard skills (40 WPM) 4. Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office, Microsoft Works, Excel, Outlook/Exchange, PeopleSoft Time & Labour data entry 5. Mathematical skills related to payroll, budget and statistical documents 6. Demonstrated excellent communication (verbal and written), teamwork, time management, organization, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. 7. Demonstrated initiative and ability to work well independently 8. Demonstrated ability to deal with various hospital departments effectively and collaboratively 9. Demonstrated ability to appreciate the confidential nature of the position 10. Ability to sit for long periods, repetitive reaching, repetitive bending 11. Current BCLS certification 12. Demonstrated attributes that contribute to a respectful caring environment 13. Demonstrated commitment to professional development 14. Demonstrated ability to interpret and consistently apply human resource policies and procedures and collective agreement language 15. Recent experience (within 2 years) in a business clerk role in an inpatient clinical setting

What you’ll do

The business clerk provides clerical, administrative, and business support to patients, families, and the healthcare team. They are responsible for managing payroll, budget, and statistical documentation while maintaining hospital confidentiality.

Requirements

Candidates must have a secretarial or office administration diploma and a Medical Terminology Certificate. Recent experience in an inpatient clinical setting and proficiency in MS Office and data entry are required.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• MS-Office · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Payroll · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• Microsoft Outlook · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Medical Terminology
• Keyboarding
• MS Office
• Microsoft Works
• Excel
• Outlook
• PeopleSoft
• Payroll
• Budgeting
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Problem-solving
• Interpersonal Skills
• Data Entry
• BCLS Certification
• Problem Solving
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Interpersonal Communications
• Mathematics
• Clerical Works
• Business Support Systems
• Office Administration
• PeopleSoft Applications
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Human Resource Policies

Job areas

• Administrative
• Healthcare
• Finance & Accounting
• Human Resources
• Business Clerk
• Administrative Clerk / Coordinator
• General Office Clerks
• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

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