Unit Clerk

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

Benefits offered by this job

Temp P/T Benefits

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Red Deer Regional Hospital is seeking a Unit Clerk to support Labour/Delivery & Postpartum inpatient units. You will be the initial contact, facilitating communication among health professionals, departments, patients, and families, while maintaining patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities include reception, chart maintenance, transcribing physician orders, scheduling tests, and training new clerks.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited Unit Clerk Course or equivalent training program.
• Proficient skills in both written and spoken English.
• Medical Terminology Course required.
• Ability to balance numerous demands and conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate communication between nursing, health disciplines, patients and families.
• Provide administrative support including reception, chart maintenance, and scheduling tests/treatments.
• Transcribe and process physician orders.
• Orient and train new Unit Clerks.

Skills

Medical Terminology

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Unit Clerk Course

Tools

Connect Care

MS Office

Job description

Your Opportunity

This Unit Clerk position is essential to the smooth and efficient operation of the Labour/Delivery and Postpartum inpatient units. As the initial contact person, the Unit Clerk is instrumental in facilitating communication between nursing and other health disciplines, departments, patients, and families. The Unit Clerk provides ongoing assistance to nursing, medical, and other staff concerning the administrative and procedural work of the inpatient units. In addition, the unit clerk will be responsible for providing orientation and training to new Unit Clerks. 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.

Classification

• Classification: Unit Clerk
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Unit 25/27
• Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 01-SEP-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 11-SEP-2026
• Temporary End Date: 11-MAR-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 30
• Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, 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

Proficient skills in both written and spoken English required. Medical Terminology Course required. Ability to balance numerous demands and conflicting priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

Recent experience in a Unit Clerk position on Labour/Delivery & Postpartum. Training and experience with Connect Care; Obstetrical Unit clerk with Full Registration. Demonstrated knowledge of Personal Directory. Demonstrated intermediate skill level in web-based MS office (outlook, excel, word, teams). Demonstrated experience in Patient and Family Centered Care. Demonstrated strong organizational, communication, and conflict resolution skills.