Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016

51. - Health professions and related programs

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.

51.07 - Health and medical administrative services

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.0701 to 51.0799.

51.0703 - Health unit coordinator/ward clerk

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of nurses or ward supervisors, to perform routine administrative and reception duties in a patient care unit within a hospital or other health care facility. These programs include courses in receiving and directing visitors, transcribing medical and nursing orders, preparing requisition forms, scheduling patient appointments and procedures, monitoring patients and personnel, and interpersonal skills.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • health unit clerk
  • health unit coordinator
  • hospital unit clerk
  • medical unit clerk
  • nursing unit clerk
  • ward clerk

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • medical clerk(51.0710)
  • medical secretary(51.0716)
  • office clerk(52.0408)