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SalaryReq ID: 175632
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Department: OPNZ PERI STRAT-ENABLERS-CNZ OR CEHHA
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPEAdmin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 14-Mar-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 Health Services Manager – Perioperative Services and Medical Device Reprocessing, the Perioperative Booking Officer, in collaboration with the charge nurse and Assistant Manager, or delegate, is responsible for ensuring that Operating Room (OR) theaters are utilized appropriately in accordance with OR block distribution and Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PARNS) with consideration of the available human, financial and physical resources. In collaboration with the Surgical Preadmission Clinic (SPAC) coordinate the client’s surgical journey to ensure that the client has had the appropriate workup completed. The Operating Room Booking Officer works with departments and units that impact OR utilization to ensure that booking times are appropriate in order to facilitate the smooth flow of the OR day.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Graduate from a post-secondary office administration, business administration or secretarial program
- Demonstrated experience with Operating Room scheduling is required.
- Medical terminology course is required
- Demonstrated formal training and working experience using Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet) as well as Meditech ORM required, PARNS, SharePoint
- Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills required
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment required
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with change management and conflict resolution would be an asset
- Strong knowledge of multi-disciplinary job functions preferred
- Experience in a healthcare facility preferred
- Knowledge of surgical procedures would be an asset
- 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 (100%) position, 70 Hours Bi-Weekly
Compensation and Incentives
$24.69 - $27.53 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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