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The University of Alberta Hospital is one of Canada's leading clinical, research, and teaching hospitals, serving more than 700,000 patients annually from Edmonton, northern Alberta, and beyond. As a major academic health sciences centre, the hospital provides a broad range of specialized services and is recognized for excellence in patient care, innovation, education, and research. The Medicine Program is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care through collaboration, continuous learning, and evidence-informed practice. Working alongside an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, you will have the opportunity to contribute to exceptional patient outcomes while developing your knowledge and expertise within a dynamic acute care environment. Hematology is a very busy, high acuity unit that provides care to adult patients with complex acute and oncology related medical conditions requiring comprehensive assessment, clinical expertise, and interdisciplinary collaboration. We promise Extraordinary Care, Exceptional Caring.
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 5F4, Medicine Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 02-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 12-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75, 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 6 Shifts per cycle: 22 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $28.49 Maximum Salary: $34.62 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. Completion of an accredited Unit Clerk Course or equivalent training program.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Recent healthcare administrative or clerical experience in hematology/oncology. Strong computer proficiency including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams. Strong organizational and multitasking skills. A current resume must be attached to your application. Applications submitted without a resume will not be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum three (3) years recent acute care Unit Clerk experience, preference given to applicants with Oncology/Hematology experience. Medical terminology training. Connect Care experience preferred. Experience supporting admissions, transfers, discharges and patient flow preferred. Assisted with patient flow coordination while working independently in a fast-paced healthcare environment able to work independently to support and improve patient flow throughout clinical operations.
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Responsibilities
Coordinate communication among healthcare professionals, departments, patients, and families while protecting confidential patient information. Provide unit administrative support, including reception, maintaining patient records, processing physician orders, scheduling tests and treatments, and supporting patient flow.
Requirements
Requires Grade 12 or equivalent and completion of an accredited Unit Clerk course or equivalent training. Applicants must have recent healthcare administrative or clerical experience in hematology/oncology and strong computer, organizational, and multitasking skills; acute care Unit Clerk experience, medical terminology training, and Connect Care experience are preferred.
Skills
- Healthcare Administration
- Medical Records Management
- Order Processing
- Patient Scheduling
- Patient Flow Coordination
- Communication
- Confidentiality
- Organization
- Multitasking
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Medical Terminology
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Admissions, Transfers, And Discharges
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Keywords
- Unit Clerk
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Administration
- Medical Records
- Patient Charts
- Physician Orders
- Patient Scheduling
- Patient Flow
- Admissions
- Transfers
- Discharges
- Medical Terminology
- Connect Care
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Confidentiality
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Patient-Centred Care
- Evidence-Informed Practice
