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SalaryReq ID: 177354
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Department: IMIT HIS Admitting & Registration CEH
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPEAdmin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-Apr-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 Manager of Health Information Services, the Admitting Clerk is responsible for the registration of Clinical areas in an accurate, efficient and courteous manner.
Specific responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
Identify patients for admission/registration by following approved procedures (i.e. obtaining health card at point of registration)- Maintain the accuracy of the Master Patient Index (MPI) in Meditech by collecting/confirming patient demographic and insurance information upon registration for each episode of care.
- Issue a facility generated health card number as appropriate
- Incumbent utilizes NShIS
- Ensures data integrity is maintained within the Meditech system in accordance with provincial standards
- Responsible to perform day to day activities within Health Information Services as required
- Receive and process telephone inquiries
- Maintain appropriate registers and distribute to appropriate agencies as required
- Maintain confidentiality of all communications, written and verbal
- Process all types of patient/client documentation
- Responsible to perform other related duties as assigned
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Grade 12 or equivalent plus successful completion of a one year secretarial or business program, or 1 year recent clerical/secretarial experience required
- Graduation from an approved Medical Terminology course required
- Experience with Meditech module(s) Admitting/Registration preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet)
- Previous experience in a health care setting as asset
- Skill and accuracy in typing
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
- 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 hours bi-weekly
- Ability to work days, weekends, holidays, evenings, and nights required
Compensation and Incentives
$22.89 - $24.88 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.
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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