Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 170600
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Aberdeen Hospital
Department: OPNZ PEOP Ortho Clinic
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 22-Dec-23

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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Rehabilitation Services and Orthopedic Assessment Clinic. This position works as a part of a team to facilitate patient flow through the Clinic service. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Booking & Registration Clerk provides supportive service to patients, core staff and physicians and works in cooperation with departments within the hospital setting as well as other areas as required.

The Booking & Registration Clerk ensures that the principles and practices that guide NSHA such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviors, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and Interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

About You

• Graduate of a recognized office administration program or equivalent required
• Completion of medical terminology certificate required
• Minimum of one year recent related clerical experience which includes utilizing medical terminology, patient booking systems, health care systems and processes
• Microsoft Office expertise in Word, Excel and Outlook required.
• Clerical experience related to patient booking using Community Wide Scheduling required
• Experience with Telehealth booking and set up preferred
• Demonstrated communication skills, both written and oral required
• Physical capabilities to perform the duties of the position
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent, Full-time; 70 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$20.09 - $21.90 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 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.

\xe2\x80\x8bThis 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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