Unit Clerk

Recovery Alberta; Lethbridge; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta seeks a Unit Clerk to support the Adult Inpatient Psychiatry unit. You will coordinate communications among health professionals, patients and families while upholding patient confidentiality and handling charts, orders, and scheduling duties.

Responsibilities include reception, visitor guidance, records maintenance, and unit support activities in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited Unit Clerk Course or equivalent training program.
• Proficiency with Connect Care and related programs.
• Ability to work in a stressful acute hospital setting with conflict resolution.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate efficient flow of communication between health professionals, departments, patients and families while protecting confidentiality.
• Perform reception duties: greet, direct visitors and health professionals, and manage front-desk tasks.
• Maintain patient records and charts, transcribe and process physician orders, schedule tests or treatments.
• Support unit activities and administrative tasks as required.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Conflict resolution

Self-directed

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Unit Clerk course or equivalent

Tools

Connect Care

Job 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.

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: Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
• Primary Location: Chinook Regional Hospital
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.51
• Posting End Date: 07-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 02-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 17-APR-2028
• Length of Shift in weeks: 6
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• 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: Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
• Primary Location: Chinook Regional Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.51
• Posting End Date: 07-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 02-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 17-APR-2028
• Hours per Shift: 6.5
• Length of Shift in weeks: 6
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• 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:

Proficiency and understanding of computer systems: Connect Care and other relevant programs.Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a stressful acute fast paced hospital setting and effectively resolve conflict.Excellent organizational and time management skills to efficiently organize and prioritize workload.Ability to be self-directed and exercise independent decision making and critical thinking skills.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Recent 1 year experience preferred in an Acute Psych Hospital setting.

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