Unit Clerk

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking a Unit Clerk for Unit 43, Medical Psychiatry at Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary. The role involves coordinating communication among health professionals, patients and families while ensuring confidentiality and accurate record-keeping.

You will handle reception, charting, order transcription and scheduling within a busy inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited Unit Clerk Course or equivalent training program.
• Connect Care experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate efficient communication between health professionals, departments, patients and families while maintaining confidentiality.
• Perform administrative tasks: reception, greeting/directing visitors, maintaining patient records, transcribing/processing physician orders, scheduling tests/treatments.
• Support unit operations and quality improvement initiatives as part of daily duties.

Skills

Communication skills

Connect Care

Multi-tasking

English fluency

Excel

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Unit Clerk Course

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Unit 43 is a busy Acute General Medicine and Medical Psychiatric Inpatient unit at the Peter Lougheed Center. The medical/psychiatry service is a unique model to the PLC and provides a multi-disciplinary integrated approach to the treatment of patients with concurrent medical and psychiatric illnesses in order to better address the needs of this population. As a Unit Clerk on our unit, you will have an opportunity to strengthen knowledge and skills and collaborate with team members. The UC on Unit 43 is expected to actively participate in quality improvement initiatives set out by the unit quality council. We welcome you to come and join our energetic team.

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.

• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Unit 43, Medical Psychiatry
• Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.40
• Posting End Date: 10-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 02-DEC-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 17
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $28.49
• Maximum Salary: $34.62
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Unit Clerk
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Unit 43, Medical Psychiatry
• Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.40
• Posting End Date: 10-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 02-DEC-2026
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 17
• Shift Pattern: Days, 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:

Excellent communication skills required. Connect Care experience. Exceptional multi-tasking skills. Able to write & speak fluent English.Able to handle stressful situations. Currently working as a unit clerk in a large urban acute care facility on an inpatient unit. Computer skills are essential, including Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience as a Unit Clerk on Unit 43.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend 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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Calgary Zone, Calgary, Peter Lougheed Centre

Calgary Zone, Calgary, Peter Lougheed Centre