Unit Clerk

Alberta Health Services; Milk River; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Milk River, Alberta is seeking a Unit Clerk to support the Emergency Room and Long Term Care units at the Milk River Health Centre. This casual/relief position involves handling communications between health professionals, patients and families, while ensuring confidentiality and accuracy in patient records and physician orders.

The role includes reception duties, directing visitors, scheduling tests and related administrative tasks to ensure smooth unit operations.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited Unit Clerk Course or equivalent training program.
• As required.
• As required.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Unit Clerk Course or equivalent training program

Job description

Your Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists to provide healthcare in a rural community as a Registered Nurse in Milk River, Alberta. The Town of Milk River (population about 825) is located about 300 kilometers southeast of Calgary and about an hour southeast of Lethbridge. It is the only place you can reach the US border in 10 minutes' drive! Visit the spectacular Waterton National Park in just over an hour's drive, and ancient Indigenous stone writings only a half hour away! Along with its extremely low land prices, friendly small-town living, and its close proximity to both Lethbridge and the Canada/United States Border, and the warm Southern Alberta chinooks, Milk River is an attractive place to call home. Serving the farming and ranching community, the Milk River Health Centre provides a range of health care services to including emergency, long term care, lab & diagnostic imaging, along with other allied health programs.

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:

• Classification: Unit Clerk
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Emergency Room; Long Term Care
• Primary Location: Milk River Health Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 26-AUG-2026
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 05-SEP-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
• Days Off: Other
• 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:

• As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• As required.