Government of the Northwest Territories Looking for Relief Unit Clerk at Yellowknife, NT Full Time

This Job Opening is limited to Aboriginal Persons indigenous to the present boundaries of the Northwest Territories and includes any aboriginal person resident at birth and any Canadian aboriginal persons who have lived more than half of their life in the Northwest Territories, and non-Aboriginal persons born in the Northwest Territories or who have lived more than half of their lives in the Northwest Territories.

Department Information

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

The Relief Unit Clerk is a member of the health care team that provides medical, administrative and clerical support to the multidisciplinary team. As the first-line contacts to the day-to-day activities of the unit the incumbent acts as a gatekeeper/coordinator of the information and activities.

As the first line of contact for the daily activities of the unit the Relief Unit Clerk establishes and maintains effective communications and relationship with all members of the health care team, support staff, patients, visitors and others. The incumbent should have knowledge of medical terminology and ability to maintain / upkeep a filing system for patient records. The incumbent should have the ability to learn / apply knowledge and skills relating to health based information systems such as, MediPatient, LIS, IEHR, Resident Search, and PeopleSoft and skilled in human relations, as the incumbent will be required to communicate important and often technical or complicated health information to many people from all walks of life and of different cultures every day.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
Grade 12 (High School/ Secondary School Diploma), a medical terminology course and a minimum of six (6) months experience in an office or customer service environment.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Proof of immunization in keeping with current public health practices is required. Stanton Territorial Hospital has a number of certifications that are required upon hire, depending on the area where the employee works, including but not limited to: Aboriginal Cultural Awareness, Biohazardous Waste, Biosafety & Biosecurity, Infection Control, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and others directly related to the incumbent’s position.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:
Department of Finance

Government of the Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR

BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9

Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106

Fax (867) 873-0445

jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.