Come work as a Clinical Purchasing Secretary with Vancouver Coastal Health!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Clinical Purchasing Secretary to join the Arthritis team in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Clinical Purchasing Secretary with VCH you will:

• Perform purchasing, secretarial, clerical, scheduling and booking functions in support of the Occupational Therapy Team and other designated team members.
• Be respoinsible for duties that include completing and processing purchase requisitions and applications for funding by third party payors, maintaining related records on a variety of occupational therapy equipment, contacting designated external vendors to place specialty orders and obtain medical product information, updating computerized inventory databases as well as typing technical and non-technical material utilizing wordprocessing and spreadsheet software, preparing for patient visits, scheduling and booking patient appointments, acting as clinic receptionist and processing program petty cash in accordance with established procedures.

Education & Experience

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

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to keyboard at 55 w.p.m.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to organize work.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the job.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.


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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.