Unit Clerk – Emergency Department – Alberta Health Services

Job Title: Unit Clerk – Emergency Department

Location: Calgary, AB

Job Description: Your Opportunity:Healthy Albertans, Healthy Communities. Together Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of all patients and families at the Peter Lougheed Hospital. The Emergency Department at the Peter Lougheed Centre is a 69 bed department. It is comprised of an interdisciplinary department that provides care to patients of varying acuity. Reporting to the Unit Manager, the unit clerk in the Emergency Department at the Peter Lougheed Hospital works as an essential member of the multidisciplinary team. Specific Accountabilities: The Unit Clerk is instrumental in facilitating communication between health disciplines, departments, patients and families while maintaining confidentiality of patient information. The position is an essential to the smooth and efficient operations of the Emergency Department.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: Unit Clerk
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Emergency Department
• Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.55
• Posting End Date: 07-JAN-2025
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 17-JAN-2025
• Temporary End Date: 18-JUL-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 33
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $26.07
• Maximum Salary: $31.68
• 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 Unit Clerk Experience in an urban emergency department (within the last year). Epic-Connect care trained within Emergency ASAP module currently active. Current Referral Management Experience. Proficient computer skills (proficient in typing). Good command of English language. Excellent communication skills. Preferred Qualifications:MUSE, Sharepoint, SIREN, Netcare, I-Request. Demonstrates ability to work independently and collaborate within a team. Demonstrates organizational skills. Ability to prioritize and remain calm under stressful situations. Up to date ACE modules.Please note:All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end 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.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Company Name: Alberta Health Services

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