Switchboard Operator | Admitting Clerk

Position Summary

Cariboo Memorial Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Casual Switchboard Operator/Admitting Clerk to join their team in Williams Lake B.C. This position works 07:00 to 15:00, 09:00 to 17:00, 13:30 to 21:30 with rotating days off.

As a casual employee, you’ll enjoy variety, gain valuable experience, and have the chance to grow your career. Work hours range from 0 to 37.5 per week, with shifts available on short notice or pre‑scheduled to cover leaves. Many of our team members start in casual roles and transition into permanent positions. We offer competitive wages, shift premiums, employer‑paid training, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program.

This position performs a variety of clerical duties associated with operating the switchboard, receiving and registering patients, and processing accounts receivable:

• Operating switchboard and public address/paging systems
• Patient registration
• Confirming hospital procedural appointments with physicians, nursing units and patients
• Receiving payments for a variety of patient bills and sundry accounts, balancing daily cash, preparing bank deposits and cash reports, maintaining petty cash accounts
• Typing, compiling and distributing various documents/lists/schedules, completing data entry for pre‑admissions, admissions, discharges, and transfers
• Receiving patients/visitors and directing them to appropriate areas

• Completion of Grade 12
• A 5‑minute typing test (45+ NWPM) from a recognized institution, completed within the past 48 months (non‑supervised tests not accepted)
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Your resume indicating two years of recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• A cover letter stating your availability to start in a new position and on‑call, casual work (i.e., days of the week)

• Grade 12, plus
• Two years of recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Completion of a 5‑minute typing test 45 wpm or greater, dated within the past 48 months and issued from a valid institution (non‑supervised tests not accepted)
• Knowledge of medical terminology