Bed Booking Clerk - Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Fraser Health Authority

Abbotsford, BC

Number of positions available : 1
Salary To be discussed
Published on June 21st, 2025
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Description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $29.40 - $29.40 / hour
Job Summary

We currently have exciting opportunities for Casual – Bed Booking Clerks to join our team at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre located in Abbotsford, B.C. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

Come work with us!

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Coordinator, Access & Bed Utilization, the Bed Booking Clerk maintains bed utilization information; identifies and allocates patient bed assignment of acute care patients; liaises with physicians and appropriate staff; verifies bed availability; performs data entry for discharge/transfer requests; obtains admission information as required.
Responsibilities

Maintains bed utilization information by reviewing and updating the bed map, waiting lists, patient transfers and discharges at designated site(s).
Allocates bed assignment by identifying patient requirements, including elective OR slate, checking availability and assigning beds according to nursing unit standards.
Communicates/liaises with nursing units and other departments within the hospital as well as physicians and other hospitals/agencies, with regard to bed availability, patient placement and bed utilization.
Communicates with BC Bedline as needed, referring appropriate calls to Access Coordinator or Shift Coordinator. Updates BC Bedline census as per current policy.
Performs discharges and transfer requests in the computer.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

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

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of medical terminology.
Ability to keyboard at 40 w.p.m.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to deal effectively with others.
Ability to organize work.
Ability to operate related equipment.
Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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