Unit Clerk
Your Opportunity:
The South Health Campus opened in the fall of 2012 and is a full-service hospital, including Women’s Health, NICU, Emergency, Surgery and Mental Health. The SHC is an innovative concept that is more than a “hospital”. It is built in a campus environment and includes inpatient, outpatient and wellness facilities with partners such as a YMCA, as well as retail and commercial partnerships. The SHC hospital adheres to four key pillars of service: Collaborative Practice, Wellness, Patient and Family Centered Care and Innovation. These pillars serve as the key philosophical principles to be used in the development and service of all care to patients and families at SHC. The Cardiac & Internal Medicine Inpatient Unit (ACU 66), working collaboratively with all the clinical teams spread across the South Health Campus, is in the process of hiring a casual Unit Clerk. Our unit offers a unique opportunity to work with acute General Internal Medicine and Cardiology patients in a modern environment. The Unit Clerk, under minimal supervision, is essential to the smooth and efficient operation of the nursing unit. As the initial contact person, the Unit Clerk is instrumental in facilitating communication between patients and families, other clinical departments and the staff on the Unit. The incumbent is accountable and responsible for completing duties in Epic – Connect Care in relation to admissions, transfers, discharges, and referral management. During downtime procedures the Unit Clerk is responsible for printing relevant clinical data.
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.
- Classification: Unit Clerk
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Unit 66 - Acute Care Cardiac Inpatients
- Primary Location: South Health Campus
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 23-JUL-2025
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 05-AUG-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: Other
- 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:Recent experience (within the last 2 years) on an Acute Care Inpatient Unit. Epic Connect Care - Acute Care Inpatient experience. Fluent in English. Excellent customer service, interpersonal relationship skills and phone skills. Working knowledge of medical terminology. Demonstrated ability to problem solve, multi-task, and work independently. Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with patients, families, & multidisciplinary team members.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience with WFM scheduling system. Demonstrated ability to work with Microsoft Word and Excel.
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.
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