Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 157553
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: DI Mgr Clerical CBR/NSG/GBH/NWCH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 11-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\xe2\x80\x99re 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

The Clerk Typist reports to the Diagnostic Imaging Manager and is responsible for the following:

• Patient registration
• Filing
• Processing physician orders
• Distribution of reports
• Data entry on NShIS and PACS
• Typing correspondence and reports using medical terminology
• Receipt and distribution of mail
• Maintaining workload and statistical data
• Other job related duties

Coverage at other sites may be required.

Must be able to work rotational schedules throughout all modalities in the DI Department as required.

About You

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

• Grade 12 or equivalent

• One year Secretarial or Business course
• Medical Terminology Course
• One (1) year experience in the clerical field
• Proficient keyboarding skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in an area with frequent interruptions
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• 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 position; 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.

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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