Are you looking for a rewarding career in hospital administration? As a Hospital Support Specialist, you will be trained to provide valuable clerical, secretarial, and administrative support in public and private health care settings. Hospital Support Specialist graduates can hold a variety of job titles, but typical duties can include the admitting and registration of patients into various departments and/or hospital units, billing, collecting patient data, data entry, clerical tasks, and retrieving, assembling, and disassembling patients’ charts.

Stenberg College is the only private post-secondary school in BC offering this unique industry-specific program specializing in administrative duties within the health care field. Hospital Support Specialist students receive training in medical terminology, professional communications, office operations, keyboarding/data entry, registration, diagnostic imaging, the release of information, health records clerical duties, Meditech, and other computerized health information systems as applicable.

This program will prepare graduates for entry-level employment as an Admitting/Registration Clerk, Health Records Clerk, Diagnostic Imaging Clerk, Hospital Switchboard Operator, Medical Secretary, and much more.

About the Career:

As a Hospital Support Specialist, you’ll find opportunities for employment in health authorities, such as hospitals and community agencies, private clinics, family practices, walk-in clinics, sub-acute and non-acute care facilities, allied care facilities, and private surgical centres.

Based on employment statistics gathered by Stenberg College, the entry-level wage range $19.56–$23.27/hour depending on experience and location. Some positions can lead to clerical supervisory roles for which the wage ranges are $23–$28 per hour.