Program Overview

Nursing Unit Clerk Certificate Program

Overview

This program prepares students for the challenging and rewarding career of providing clerical and administrative support for a hospital unit or health care institution. Students develop office management and business communication skills for the health care environment, and acquire a thorough understanding and ability to interpret and relay medical terminology, medical conditions, pharmacology, surgical procedures, and medical tests. Graduate employment opportunities may include entry-level positions in hospitals, doctors’ offices, long-term care facilities, agencies, walk-in agencies/clinics, and other community facilities. This certificate is available entirely through distance education.

Admission Requirements

You may enroll in a Continuing Education course at Canadore College if you are 19 years of age or older or if you have earned an Ontario Secondary School Diploma/Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent.

Certificate Requirements

• NUC105 - Pharmacology for the Medical Office Professional
• NUC110 - Medical Conditions for the Medical Office Professional
• NUC115 - Working and Communicating in a Medical Setting
• NUC120 - Understanding Medical Tests for Medical Office Staff
• NUC125 - Understanding Surgical Procedures for Medical Office Staff
• OAD214 - Medical Terminology

Registration

We recommend that you use a computer to complete the online registration process as you may encounter an error if using a device such as a phone or tablet.

What You Need

Most college level courses require textbooks; textbooks are not included in the course fees. It is the student’s responsibility to purchase any required textbooks.

Certification/Accreditation

College Certificate

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.