Unit Clerk

**Your Opportunity**:
Wetaskiwin has an exciting opportunity for a casual unit clerk on our Acute Care units. As a unit clerk in our hospital and a member of our care team, your fast-paced clerking experience will be extremely valuable. You will also demonstrate genuine interest and respect for our patients and utilize your knowledge, skills, and abilities to competently promote patient and family-centred care. Wetaskiwin is located 70 km south of Edmonton in the heart of Central Alberta. The city's name comes from the Cree word which means “the hills where peace was made”. You can take a self-guided tour through the historic downtown and read about the peace cairn that commemorates sixty years of peace between the Blackfoot and the Cree. Wetaskiwin has an extensive trail system that leads you around the entire city with a direct connection to By-the-Lake Park. Year-round markets provide citizens and visitors with fresh fruit, produce and many different homemade items. The Manluk Centre offers swim lessons, Fitness programs and Aquatic Leadership courses, as well as party facilities. There’s always something to do in Wetaskiwin

**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: Acute Care
- Primary Location: Wetaskiwin Hospital & Care Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 06-DEC-2023
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 18-DEC-2023
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: Other
- 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**:
As required.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Teams is an asset.