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SalaryReq ID: 174986
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: WesternZone, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Department: REN Dialysis YRH
Type of Employment: TemporaryHourly FT long-assignment(100%FTE) x 1position(s)
Status: NSGEUAdmin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 29-Feb-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 and in collaboration with the Renal Program Manager, the Unit Clerk is responsible for reception, clerical and administrative duties to ensure the effective operation of the nursing unit. The unit clerk is the primary point of contact for communication via telephone and in person to patients, public, unit staff and other Nova Scotia Health departments. Direct responsibility includes booking appointments, patient registration, chart maintenance, compiling statistical data, maintenance of policy and procedure manuals, staff scheduling or pay sheet duties as assigned, and other clerical duties as assigned while following Nova Scotia Health policies and procedures.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Grade XII plus one year related experience, or graduate of a recognized one year secretarial/office/business program
- Knowledge of computers is required
- Medical terminology is an asset
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates problem solving and decision making skills
- Ability to organize and prioritize duties
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Selected applicants will be required to pass a skills test with a score of 70% or greater to proceed to the interview phase.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Long assignment, full-time position, 70 hrs bi-weekly
12-month Assignment- Dates are subject to change
Compensation and Incentives
$20.09 - $21.91 Hourly
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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