Booking Clerk, Medical Imaging - BC Cancer
Job in
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Listing for:
PHSA
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-25
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Medical Receptionist, Healthcare Administration, Medical Office
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Booking Clerk, Medical Imaging
BC Cancer
Vancouver, BC
The Booking Clerk, Medical Imaging reports to the Clerical Supervisor or designate and performs scheduling and booking functions for a variety of patient appointments for designated areas within Radiology. The role applies multi-tasking skills when performing scheduling, reception and booking functions for a variety of patient appointments for designated areas within Medical Imaging. The Booking Clerk performs duties that include arranging times with patients, doctor's offices, nursing units, physicians, technical staff and surgical/medical daycare, making follow up appointments, locating applicable images/films prior to appointments and rearranging schedules to meet changing demands/requests.
The role prepares and confirms patient information, enters booking, patient and image/film information into radiology and hospital computerized and/or manual booking and patient information systems and fills requisitions for all bookings. The Booking Clerk acts as receptionist and practices in accordance with the standards of professional practice to support the delivery of patient care and ensure client/family needs are met above all other concerns.
What you’ll do
Schedule and book inpatient/outpatient/daycare appointments in accordance with established priority level and medical/technical staff schedules by receiving requests/requisition, responding to patient arrivals, checking schedules for appropriate times, identifying pre-test instructions such as pre-test diet, contacting patients, units/physician offices to confirm appointments and relay instructions. Pose questions from established questionnaire or as directed by medical staff to screen patient for contra indicators.
Follow up with referring physician(s) for requisitions not yet received, adjust schedules and make alternate arrangements for appointment cancellations or changes in facility operations to ensure optimum booking time is used and patients' appointments are scheduled in a manner that meets their needs. Notify patient of pre-examination payment requirements where applicable.Arrange daycare beds for various procedures including emergency appointments when required by noting daycare requirements on requisition, obtaining consult letter from referring physician, contacting designated daycare staff for pre-determined booking space and checking times coincide with Radiologist’s schedule. Reschedule appointments when notified daycare beds are not available.Pre-register daycare patients when required by obtaining patient information, entering information into computerized patient database including establishing new patient entries and updating existing files, completing a variety of standard forms as required and forwarding relevant information to applicable daycare area.Locate relevant patient information such as images/films and consultation histories by communicating with a variety of physicians' offices, nursing units or other hospitals and requesting appropriate items be forwarded. Process patient data by receiving applicable documentation, checking information is complete including receipt of pre-examination payment where applicable, following up on information not received, completing applicable requisitions/forms according to information provided and forwarding documents to appropriate areas in accordance with standard policies and procedures.Enter booking and image/film information into applicable computerized and/or manual booking system by referring to patient documentation, keying in demographic patient data and relevant previous image/film information in on-line mode and prompting screen for next booking appointment time. Check information entered for accuracy, locating errors and/or omissions and correcting as required in accordance with standard procedures.Register patients by obtaining essential or changed information from patients and/or patient documentation, completing a variety of forms and entering patient demographic information into the hospital's computerized patient information system in accordance with established procedures.Maintain requisitions for all inpatient/outpatient bookings by making labels, filing requisitions according to procedure/test received and alphabetical order and creating hard files when required.Provide patient waiting list information to supervisor by recording number of appointments scheduled for various procedures, identifying number of patients waiting to be scheduled and forwarding information for departmental, facility and Ministry reporting purposes. Provide up to date scheduling information upon request including totaling number of patient seen and procedures performed for various periods.What you bring
Qualifications:
Grade 12, two years' recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experienceDemonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on…
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