About the role
Your Opportunity:
The CVICU (3A8/7) is a busy Intensive Care Unit caring for adults post-cardiac surgery. The Unit Clerk is essential to the smooth and efficient operation of the unit. As initial contact person, the Unit Clerk is instrumental in facilitating communication between nursing and other health disciplines, departments, patients and families and in maintaining confidentiality of patient information. Working under general supervision, the Unit Clerk is responsible for undertaking reception duties and clerical duties for the unit. The successful candidate will be required to work from 1700 hours - 2300 hours Monday to Friday.
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: CVICU 3A7/3A8
- Primary Location: Mazankowski Heart Institute
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.75
- Posting End Date: 17-JUL-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 27-JUL-2025
- Temporary End Date: 12-OCT-2026
- Hours per Shift: 5.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 8
- Shifts per cycle: 40
- Shift Pattern: Evenings
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- 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:
Medical terminology required. Well developed interpersonal and communication skills. Familiarity with hospital setting and basic functioning of general nursing unit. Typing and computer skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work and cope with frequent interruptions, noise and other nearby distractions.
Preferred Qualifications:
CVICU experience is preferred.
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.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.
About the role
Your Opportunity:
The CVICU (3A8/7) is a busy Intensive Care Unit caring for adults post-cardiac surgery. The Unit Clerk is essential to the smooth and efficient operation of the unit. As initial contact person, the Unit Clerk is instrumental in facilitating communication between nursing and other health disciplines, departments, patients and families and in maintaining confidentiality of patient information. Working under general supervision, the Unit Clerk is responsible for undertaking reception duties and clerical duties for the unit. The successful candidate will be required to work from 1700 hours - 2300 hours Monday to Friday.
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: CVICU 3A7/3A8
- Primary Location: Mazankowski Heart Institute
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.75
- Posting End Date: 17-JUL-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 27-JUL-2025
- Temporary End Date: 12-OCT-2026
- Hours per Shift: 5.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 8
- Shifts per cycle: 40
- Shift Pattern: Evenings
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- 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:
Medical terminology required. Well developed interpersonal and communication skills. Familiarity with hospital setting and basic functioning of general nursing unit. Typing and computer skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work and cope with frequent interruptions, noise and other nearby distractions.
Preferred Qualifications:
CVICU experience is preferred.
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.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.