Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Reporting to Site Manager, and working under the direction of the charge nurse, the unit Clerk – Acute Care and Emergency is responsible for the facilitation and the coordination of activity and information on the nursing unit in order that needs of the patient care are met in an effective manner. The unit Clerk is required to perform complex and specialized clerical duties that require extensive knowledge of the department, organization, policies, procedures, and standards. Please note this position is out of the Canmore General Hospital 100km west of Calgary.
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: Acute Care, Emergency Primary Location: Canmore General Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.86 Posting End Date: 15-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 16-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75, 11.25 Length of Shift in weeks: 3 Shifts per cycle: 12 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 unit clerk experience or recent experience performing similar duties, preferably in the health care field. Proficiency and accurate computer skills including data entry. Specific working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel). Connect Care training.
Preferred Qualifications:
Medical terminology course.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Coordinate activity and information on the acute care and emergency nursing units, supporting effective patient care and communication among health professionals, departments, patients, and families. Perform clerical and administrative duties, including reception, maintaining patient records, processing physician orders, and scheduling tests or treatments while protecting confidential information.
Requirements
Requires Grade 12 or equivalent and completion of an accredited Unit Clerk course or equivalent training. Applicants need recent unit clerk or similar experience, accurate computer and data-entry skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Office, and Connect Care training; a medical terminology course is preferred.
Skills
- Communication
- Confidentiality
- Patient Records Management
- Medical Order Processing
- Patient Test Scheduling
- Reception
- Visitor Direction
- Data Entry
- Computer Skills
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Medical Terminology
- Administrative Support
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Keywords
- Unit Clerk
- Acute Care
- Emergency
- Patient Care
- Healthcare Administration
- Clerical Duties
- Communication Coordination
- Confidentiality
- Patient Records
- Patient Charts
- Physician Orders
- Medical Terminology
- Reception
- Scheduling
- Data Entry
- Computer Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Connect Care
- Unit Clerk Course
