Nova Scotia Health Authority Looking for Clerk B – Long Term Care at Vaughan, Nova Scotia, Canada Full Time

Req ID: 163123

Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Health Services Manager or delegate, The Clerk is the initial contact for the unit. The Clerk provides clerical support for unit operations including the interdisciplinary team of all mental health professionals, physicians/psychiatrists, and the Health Services Manager.

Clerical support may include but are not limited to registering of patients, faxing, data entry, and photocopying, answering phone calls, responding to public, staff and patient inquiries, booking appointments, Order and maintenance of unit supplies. The Clerk works collaboratively with other support staff, mentoring when indicated; may be required to cover other positions within the clerical and admin support group. Ensures documentation is complete and accurate as per standards. Liaison between Health Information Services and the team

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade XII plus one year related experience or graduate of a recognized one year secretarial/business program
• Experience with Finances in Long Term Care environment required
• Previous time capture and scheduling considered an asset.
• Medical terminology is an asset
• Previous STAR and PHS experience is an asset
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates problem solving and decision making skills
• Expectation of a high level of Customer Services when dealing with clients, families, clinical teams and the public
• Commitment to maintain and protect patient, client, and personal safety on an ongoing basis
• Commitment to confidentiality and privacy of NSHA patients
• Ability to organize and prioritize duties, while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, or as a member of a team (interdisciplinary or clerical)
• Ability to deal with numerous task, interruptions and change an asset
• Typing and computer skills an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

A Skills test may be conducted as a component of the selection process to assess technical and job specific knowledge.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Part-time (60%) position, 42 Hours Bi-Weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$20.09 – $21.91 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You’ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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