Prospective Nursing Unit Clerk Student Profile:

• Self motivated with a strong sense of responsibility
• Ability to solve problems logically
• Able to complete detailed tasks with accuracy while working in a busy environment
• Exercises a high degree of ethics in maintaining confidentiality of patient information
• Professional in appearance and when interacting with others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Admission Requirements:

Download a pdf of the application form < here >.

To be unconditionally admitted to the program, you must meet the following requirements. If there are any issues, please call us to discuss them.

An interview with the Nursing Unit Clerk program director. Preferably in person, but this interview can be conducted by phone if you do not live in the Kamloops area.

High School Graduation - You have to be a high school graduate or equivalent in order to enroll in this program. Please submit a transcript (copy is fine, original not required). If you have a GED you can be admitted, but you must be at least 19 years old.

You need to take and pass our Accuplacer Reading Comprehension Test. This test can be taken free of charge at our Kamloops campus, or you can make arrangements to take it remotely at a college, high school, test centre, library or work search centre in your community.

Fluent in Written and Spoken English - If English is not your first language, and you did not take all of your high school (grades 10 through 12) at an English Canadian high school, you will need to provide proof of English fluency through one of the standard ESL tests as defined by NAPRA (click here to see the NAPRA English Fluency standards).

18 before practicum begins - Field experience begins 19 weeks months after the program starts. You must be 18 before you can work in a hospital.

At least 40 net words per minute typing speed. - Take the typing test on our Web site, print out the result and send it to us. 40 wpm is the minimum for admission, but 50 wpm is the minimum required for graduation from the program. If you do not type at 50 wpm, or if you need to increase your speed for admission, you should acquire a typing tutor program and begin to work with it immediately. We recommend "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" as an inexpensive and effective tutor program.

Two references - We will need reference letters (or emails) from two people who verify your ability to successfully complete this program and to work as a Nursing Unit Clerk. You will be asked to provide the references after your admission interview with Thompson Career College . These references will typically be employers, co-workers, teachers, counselors, pharmacists, or health care workers.

No medical problems/allergies that may prevent you from working in a hospital - A supporting doctor's medical report must be completed and filed with Thompson Career College if you are accepted into the program.

No criminal record that will prevent you from working in a pharmacy - A current criminal record check must be completed and filed with Thompson Career College . We provide a letter of introduction that you can take to your local police agency, where you will sign a consent form and have the completed record check sent to Thompson Career College.

A recent test for Tuberculosis (usually the Mantoux test) showing no exposure to infection.

Up to date immunizations (information on recommended immunizations will be provided by the school during the admission process)