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Req ID: 166878
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Bethune Building – QEII
Department: MED Critical Care AFP
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 26-Jan-24
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 Department Manager of Critical Care, the Education Administrative Assistant is the principal contact and primary resource for all QEII ICU rotating residents and medical students and is responsible for all coordination and administrative functions that relate to their experience while in the ICU. The educational coordinating process includes, but is not limited to: all elective maintenance, resident assessment, complex annual and monthly scheduling, and authorization and verification of leaves of absence/vacation days. The QEII ICUs host approximately 170 residents & medical students annually. The Education Administrative Assistant functions within the university hospital environment and is responsible for operating within the medical school policies and the Maritime Resident Doctors Collective Agreement.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Graduate of a recognized Office Administration or Business Program
- Minimum two years administrative experience required
- Medical Terminology an asset
- Familiarity with medical education environment at the undergraduate or postgraduate level is considered an asset
- Recent administrative experience in an academic or healthcare setting is an asset
- Previous experience creating and maintaining complex high-pressure schedules considered an asset
- Excellent computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office required (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to use a high degree of judgement/attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to problem-solve effectively and independently, accessing resources and assistance as required
- Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to take initiative, employ creativity and leadership
- Ability to learn and work quickly; adaptable to change
- Ability to work independently and within a team with minimal supervision
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent, full-time position, 70 hrs bi-weekly
Compensation and Incentives
$21.73 – $24.31 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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