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SalaryReq ID: 171454
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Department: OPWZ 4E Complex Care B YRH
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEUAdmin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 9-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 Manager, the Ward Clerk is responsible for all clerical duties assigned in the provision of efficient and effective patient care. When necessary, the Ward Clerk is expected to be available for all shifts, including days, evening, weekends and holidays.
The duties of the Ward Clerk will be carried out in accordance with the principles and practices that guide Nova Scotia Health.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Successful completion of a recognized office administration program
- Successful completion of Medical Terminology Course
- Health care experience is an asset
- Experience with time entry in HASP system is an asset
- Expectation to obtain HASP (payroll) training, Meditech & Share training
- Experience with community wide scheduling an asset for some units (i.e Oncology, Renal Dialysis)
- Must have a high aptitude towards office organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Must have excellent communication, interpersonal and public resource skills, as well as the ability to work in harmony as a member of the interprofessional team and the nursing program
- Must be able to use initiative and work with minimal supervision
- Data entry and word processing experience/training in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Physical and mental capabilities to perform the duties of the position such as fine motor dexterity and adjust to varying work loads
- Must be able to perform duties that involve lifting, bending and stretching
- Health care experience is an asset
- Experience with time entry in HASP system is 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% FTE; 70 hours biweekly
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. (Permanent and Long Assignments only)
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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