Hospital Nursing Unit Secretary Certificate (Online)
Program Highlights
Join a fast-paced working environment where you will use your interpersonal skills of working comfortably with busy professionals and the interesting variety of clients that frequent medical facilities. Add to your people and organizational skills with a solid foundational knowledge in medical terminology and procedures, office skills and communication. A field placement will round out your training.
Is this You?
You will be an important part of the care team. You will often be the first one, with whom patients or their families interact, so excellent and caring communication skills are essential. Physicians, nurses and support staff will rely on your administrative savvy for support. This can be a fast paced environment, where multi-tasking is a fundamental job component.
Career Prospects
- Hospital ward clerk
- Office support, long term care facility
- Surgical unit clerical support staff
- Private clinic office staff
Recommended skills and pre-requisites
Basic computer skills are expected of all participants whether or not you are taking online courses.
Mandatory Courses
Behaviour Management & Crisis Intervention - ONLINE
SOCI 7
In this interactive course, participants will practice effective strategies and techniques for the management of conflict and for communication in stressful situations. Best practices in care-giving situations will be studied along with the impact of personal values, institutional settings, and other factors on dysfunctional behaviour. Self-care and self-evaluation of the care-giver will also be emphasized.
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Clinical Placement for Hospital Nursing Unit Secretary
FLPL 134
This 5 day placement at the end of the theoretical component concludes the certificate and involves job shadowing and practice in a hospital nursing unit or outpatient clinic to consolidate the beginning skills of a Hospital Nursing Unit Secretary.
| Start | Ends | Sect. | Duration | Day/Time | Location | Price | |
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| Apr 01, 2013 | Aug 31, 2013 | 01 | 40 hours | N/A | Add course | ||
| Apr 01, 2013 | Aug 31, 2013 | 01 | 40 hours | N/A | Add course | ||
Essentials in Health Records Management - ONLINE
HLTH 151
Gain an understanding of the hospital and medical staff organization, patient record content, procedures in filing, numbering and retention of patient records, qualitative analysis, release of information, forms control and design, indexes and registers, reimbursements, regulatory and accrediting agencies, and alternate health care delivery systems.
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Introduction to Pharmacology - ONLINE
SCIE 21
This course will provide an introductory examination of pharmacology and expand your knowledge base of a variety of drugs and interactions. You will examine drug legislation, pharmacological actions and come to understand the responsibility of dispensing medications. This is not an applied medications course. The Medical Terminology course is strongly recommended as a precursor to this course.
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Medical Conditions for Medical Office Professionals - ONLINE
HLTH 109
Common diseases and disorders of each body system are presented along with a review of the anatomy and physiology pertinent to the content. Additionally, the effects of aging on the system and the relationship of aging to disease are presented.
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Medical Terminology - ONLINE
HLTH 56
Develop the language required to communicate effectively in a medical setting. Medical terminology, word structure as well as diagnostic procedures and pharmacology related to twelve body systems will be studied.
| Start | Ends | Sect. | Duration | Day/Time | Location | Price | |
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| Jun 03, 2013 | Sep 09, 2013 | 03 | 42 hours | N/A | Add course | ||
| Jul 02, 2013 | Oct 08, 2013 | 04 | 42 hours | N/A | Add course | ||
| Aug 01, 2013 | Nov 07, 2013 | 05 | 42 hours | N/A | Add course | ||
Understanding Medical Tests for Medical Office Staff - ONLINE
HLTH 58
Knowledge in the area of medical testing will help you educate the patient in relation to the description and purpose of the test, preparation of the patient before the test, with care during and after the test, and expected results. Risks, complications, and special concerns are covered. Recommended: Medical terminology
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Understanding Surgical Procedures for Medical Office Staff - ONLINE
HLTH 146
Designed to review a wide variety of surgical procedures that commonly occur in the hospital setting. This course is open to people currently employed in Health related areas or who hope to do so in the future. Recommended prior learning: Medical Terminology
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Working and Communicating in a Medical Setting - ONLINE
HLTH 126
Learn theory and techniques for successful verbal and non-verbal communication and effective work skills, including communication systems, ethical behaviour, confidentiality, stress and time management, hospital organization, human relations.
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Working with Doctors' Orders
HLTH 278
Students in this course will learn how to accurately record physician's orders onto the appropriate forms and then transcribe these orders using Meditech software. Procedures and skills such as order processing, admissions, discharges and transfers will also be addressed. Prerequisites: Basic Computer Skills and HLTH 56 Medical Terminology Corequisites: HLTH 151 Essentials in Health Record Management
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