Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate (Online, Part-Time)

The Hospital Unit Clerk program is now available online. The certificate program will have an intake every fall semester, and takes four semesters to complete all program requirements on a part-time basis. The work experience course is a full-time commitment for four weeks. See the full-time Hospital Unit Clerk program listing for admission requirements and transferability information.

Applications to the Hospital Unit Clerk Online Fall 2012 program are currently being accepted. However due to high demand and limited space, many applicants may not be offered a seat. Interested applicants should submit their application before it's too late!

Courses in Program

(Subject to change)

FALL 2012 - SEMESTER 1
BUS0002: Keyboarding & Document Processing for Health Care Administration 
HCMT121: Medical Terminology I *
HCCS110: Role Concepts in Health Care Administration

WINTER 2013 - SEMESTER 2
HCMT122: Medical Terminology II (Prerequisite: HCMT121) **
HCUC135: Introduction to the Hospital Organization (Prerequisites: BUS0002, HCCS110, HCMT121)

SPRING 2013 - SEMESTER 3
HCUC130: Introductory Unit Coordinating Skills (Prerequisites: HCCS110, HCUC135)
HCUC131: Processing Medical Orders (Prerequisites: HCCS110, HCUC135, HCMT121, HCMT122)

FALL 2013 - SEMESTER 4
COMM170: Business Communications (Prerequisite: BUS0002, HCCS110)
BUS0068: Employment Preparation (Prerequisites: BUS0002, HCCS110, HCMT121, HCMT122, HCUC135, HCUC130, HCUC131)
COMP131: Hospital Information System (Prerequisites: All required courses of the HUC program)
HCUC140: Work Experience for Hospital Unit Clerks (Prerequisites: All required courses of the HUC program, except BUS0068, COMM170 with a minimum GPA of 2.0)

* HCMT121: Medical Terminology I must be completed within 2 years of starting HCUC140: Work Experience for Hospital Unit Clerks.
** HCMT122: Medical Terminology II must be completed within 6 months of starting HCUC140: Work Experience for Hospital Unit Clerks.

Note: Fall 2012 courses will be offered again in fall 2013. Registration into the online courses of Hospital Unit Clerk can be completed through eCampusAlberta.ca. Students who are not able to access Bow Valley College for testing must choose a partner college that will provide testing services to them during the course of study.

Transferability

See full-time program listing for admission requirements and transferability information.