This curriculum guide consists of materials for use in teaching a course in job skills for hospital ward clerks. Included in the front matter of the guide are an introduction, guidelines for using the guide, and a course outline. The second section contains a job description, seven categories of job duties and tasks, a final examination, sample certificates of completion and letters of acknowledgement for completers of training, and an achievement record. Addressed in the individual job duty sections are the following topics: receptionist activities; clerical activities; admission, transfer, and discharge activities; managerial activities; recordkeeping activities; and environmental safety and sanitation activities. Each of these sections contains some or all of the following: a duty statement, a task statement, a performance objective, a performance guide, one or more learning activities, a list of tools and equipment, an evaluation activity, and a final checklist. Appendixes to the guide contain a listing of tasks and job titles, definitions, a tool and equipment list, and a bibliography. Concluding the guide is a supplement containing various sample forms. (MN)