Hospital Nursing Unit Clerk

This certificate program prepares you for the challenging and rewarding career of providing clerical and administrative support for a hospital unit or health care institution. Through this program, you will develop office management and business communications skills for the healthcare environment, and will acquire a thorough understanding of information reporting, medical terminology, medical conditions, pharmacology, surgical procedures and medical tests. You will also learn to set up records for new patients, transcribe physicians’ orders from patient records, prepare requisition forms for laboratory tests, record patient diagnoses on the appropriate medical forms, and arrange for the transfer of patients within a unit or to other units. The program focuses on the development of strong office support skills with a particular emphasis on interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.