Unit Clerk
Your Opportunity:
"The University of Alberta Hospital is one of Canada’s leading clinical, research, and teaching hospitals, treating more than 700,000 patients annually from western and northern Canada. The hospital offers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services, including specialized adult services within cardiac sciences, neurosciences, surgery, medicine, orthopedics, renal, critical care, burns, transplant and trauma inpatient programs as well as, a vast number of ambulatory clinics. We promise Extraodinary Care, Exceptional Caring. The hospital is centrally located in the capital city, the heart of the academic campus, Old Strathcona and the beautiful river valley. We encourage healthy lifestyles by providing secure bike storage, a Light Rail Transit Station, the Pulse Fitness Centre and other ReVitalize activities. This position contributes to the care of patients in the medicine program which consists of 14 units and includes the following services, General Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Gastroenteroloy, Nephrology, Pulmonary, Heamtology and Geriatrics/Neurology. The program ulizes a collaborative care model (COACT) for patient care and Connect Care by Epic for the patient's electronic medical record. The program has a team of Clinical Nurse Educators and Clinical Nurse Specialist to support new hire orientation, training in specialized areas and ongoing professional development and initatives. We strive to utlize evidence based practice and quality improvement initiatives to improve patient and family experiences and outcomes. "
Description:
As a Unit Clerk, you will be responsible for the efficient flow of communication between health professionals, departments, patients and families while maintaining confidentiality of patient information. You will also be responsible for a variety of administrative tasks which may include reception, greeting and directing visitors, patients and health professionals, maintaining patient records and charts, transcribing and processing physician orders as well as scheduling patient tests and/or treatments. You will also be responsible for performing a range of administrative activities in support of the unit.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Unit Clerk
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Medicine 4A7
- Primary Location: U of A Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 29-APR-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 09-MAY-2025
- Hours per Shift: 11.08
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 42
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $26.07
- Maximum Salary: $31.68
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. Completion of an accredited Unit Clerk Course or equivalent training program.
Additional Required Qualifications:Successful completion of Post-Secondary Unit Clerk Training course with medical terminology required. Two or Three years of recent acute care experience required. Proficiency with medical terminology and strong computer and typing skills required. Experience with Microsoft Office, excel database, and Connect Care required. Must be able to push/pull/lift 50lbs and work in awkward positions. Strong computer skills required. Professional behavior and excellent interpersonal skills are required when working with the public in this position. Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize workload, ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision and ability to adapt quickly are desirable qualities.
Preferred Qualifications:Must be able to work effectively in a complex, busy, noisy clinic environment and complete tasks while dealing with multiple interruptions and competing priorities. General Internal Medicine provides Family Centered Care, and it is expected that all employees support this model of Care.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.
We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
