Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 158262
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: PLM Laboratory Central Reporting
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (50% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 14-Jun-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

Under the direction of the supervisor or delegate and following Nova Scotia Health Authority policies and procedures, the Booking and Registration Clerk B is responsible for the registration of patients in the hospital registration system and the ordering of complex laboratory tests utilizing the Laboratory Information System. They also facilitate the reporting of laboratory test results via phone, fax and other electronic reporting systems. Other duties include but are not limited to responding to inquiries, distribution of memorandums, filing laboratory reports, data entry, appointment bookings, relaying messages and transfer of calls.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12 plus one-year related experience or graduate of recognized one-year related business/clerical program
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office programs preferred
• Customer service skills required
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Organization and multi-tasking skills
• STAR registration experience preferred
• LIS accessioning experience preferred
• Millennium Order Result Viewer (ORV) is an asset
• Medical Terminology preferred
• 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, Part-Time (50%) position; 35 hours bi-weekly

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.

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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