FALL 2013 - Fleming College

Hospital Nursing Unit Secretary Certificate – ONLINE OR IN-CLASS
Is This for You? You will be an important part of the care team and
often will be the first one with whom patients or their families interact,
so excellent and communication skills are essential. Physicians, nurses
and support staff will rely on your administrative savvy for support. This
can be a fast paced environment, where multi-tasking is a fundamental
job component.
Certificate Highlights: Join a fast-paced working environment where
you will use your interpersonal skills of working comfortably with busy
professionals and the interesting variety of clients that frequent medical
facilities. Add to your people and organizational skills with a solid
foundational knowledge in medical terminology and procedures, office
skills and communication. A field placement will round out your training.
Career Prospects
• Hospital ward clerk
• Office support, long term care facility
• Surgical unit clerical support staff
• Private clinic office staff
Courses may also be taken individually to boost your resumé.
Basic computer skills are expected of all participants whether or not you
are taking online courses.
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IN-CLASS
ONLINE
LANG 63 Comprehending Medical Terminology 3 HLTH 56 Medical Terminology 3
HLTH 209 Comprehending Diagnostic Tests 3 HLTH 58 Understanding Medical Tests 3
HLTH 210 Hospital Unit Administration and Technology HLTH 151
and
HLTH 278
HLTH 211 Common Medical and Surgical Procedures HLTH 146
and
HLTH 109
Essentials in Health Record Management 3
and
Working with Doctors’ Orders 3 (in-class, mandatory)
Understanding Surgical Procedures for Medical Office Staff 3
and
Medical Conditions for Medical Office Professionals 3
COMM 145 Professional Communication in a Medical Setting 3 HLTH 126 Working and Communicating in a Medical Setting 3
HLTH 212 Pharmacology for Allied Health Professionals SCIE 21 Introduction to Pharmacology 3
SOCI 187 Behaviour Management and Crisis Intervention SOCI 7 Behaviour Management & Crisis Intervention 3
FLPL 134 Clinical Placement for Hospital Nursing Unit Secretary (40 hours, 5 days) for all participants.
3 offered this fall
Keep building your resumé!
The Medical Office Support Staff and the Hospital Nursing Unit
Secretary certificates share some of the same core courses. Having
completed one certificate, you can achieve dual certification by also
completing the specializations required of the other.