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Course Overview

Graduates will be skilled in receptionist duties such as greeting and checking in patients; managing and coordinating the scheduling of appointments; compiling patients’ charts; transcribing physicians’ orders; preparing birth and/or death certificates; recording vital signs; ordering hospital supplies; completing the admission, preoperative, and postoperative procedures. CPR, First Aid and WHMIS will be completed during the program.

A typing speed of 50-65 words per minute may also be required for employment. Changes in technology, such as the increasing use of electronic medical records (EMR), means these workers must be comfortable adapting to new software programs. Some employers may require specialized training in EMR systems.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

  • Manage and coordinate the scheduling of appointments
  • Compile patients’ charts
  • Transcribe physicians’ orders
  • Prepare birth and/or death certificates
  • Record vital signs
  • Receiving new patients
  • Collecting patient records

Entry Requirement 

Admission Requirements:

  • Grade 12 / GED or mature student status (all transcripts must be “true certified copies” or originals)
  • Applicants must successfully complete the admissions interview and may be required to do an entrance assessment (with a minimum composite score of 42)

Note: English level assessment will be required for international students (with a minimum score of 20/40 in language).

Diploma Requirements:

  • 60% average upon successful completion of all courses, including courses given a complete
  • CPR, First Aid and WHMIS will be completed during the program.

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This information was accurate on : 23/11/2020
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