Unit Clerk

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

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking a Unit Clerk for the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. The role focuses on maintaining smooth communication among health professionals, patients and families and supporting the unit with essential administrative tasks.

You will handle reception duties, patient record maintenance, order transcription and scheduling, contributing to efficient patient flow within a busy acute-care environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited Unit Clerk Course or equivalent training program.
• Recent healthcare administrative or clerical experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the efficient flow of communication between health professionals, departments, patients and families while maintaining confidentiality of patient information.
• Maintain patient records and charts.
• Transcribe and process physician orders.
• Schedule patient tests and treatments.
• Perform a range of administrative activities in support of the unit.

Skills

Healthcare administration

Clerical experience

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Unit Clerk Course or equivalent

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Connect Care

Job description

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.General Internal Medicine provides care to adult patients with complex acute and chronic 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.

• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: UAH Medicine 5D2
• Primary Location: U of A Hospital
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.93
• Posting End Date: 05-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 16-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 13
• 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: UAH Medicine 5D2
• Primary Location: U of A Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.93
• Posting End Date: 05-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 16-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 13
• 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.Strong computer proficiency including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum two (2) years recent acute care Unit Clerk experience preferred.Medical terminology training preferred.Connect Care experience preferred.Experience supporting admissions, transfers, discharges and patient flow preferred.

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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Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.

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