Course Overview
This course teaches the use of Cerner hospital administration software. Cerner is a cloud-based EHR software program used by health organizations of various sizes across the world and to streamline operations and provide greater healthcare. It offers Quick-Select charting, detailed scheduling dashboard, powerful integration, patient education resources, dynamic clinical documentation tools, auto-texting, revenue management, and health analytics.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
Registration requirements
Departmental approval is required to register for this course. You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Domestic fees
$455.99
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Carry out admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Arrange appointments and transfers using detailed scheduling dashboard.
- Use powerful integrations to enable intercommunication between medical devices and healthcare applications.
- Provide patients with pertinent education resources.
- Use the patient portal to track patient history and data.
- Examine patient details with the dynamic clinical documentation tools.
- Navigate screens for patient demographics and information.
- Use hospital software to acknowledge different doctors’ orders.
- Use Cerner Formfast to access medical forms such as consent forms, referral, and discharge transfer forms.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2025
Related Programs
Hospital Practice Systems 1 (CLRK 1000) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Business + Media
- Healthcare Unit Clerk
Associate Certificate Part-time
Course Offerings
Fall 2026
Below are two offerings of CLRK 1000 for the Fall 2026 term.
CRN 51945
Dates
Sep 08 - Nov 24 Loading
- CRN 51945
- $455.99 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 - Nov 24 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Bonnie Dumont
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- This is an online course that is live on Microsoft Teams at the times listed above.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
No approval yet? Request approval You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Status
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us.
CRN 51947
Dates
Sep 08 - Nov 24 Loading
- CRN 51947
- $455.99 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 - Nov 24 | Tue | 12:30 - 15:30 | Online |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Bonnie Dumont
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- This is an online course that is live on Microsoft Teams at the times listed above.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
No approval yet? Request approval You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Status
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us.
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