Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 166240
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, New Waterford Consolidated Hospital
Department: IMIT HIS Health Records CBR
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (70% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 7-Mar-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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The incumbent will perform clerical procedures related to chart processing control. Schedule will be mainly evening shifts with the possibility of some day shift and weekend shift coverage.

• Process inpatient admissions, day surgery and outpatient records ensuring that charts are received in the department in an appropriate time
• Maintain appropriate registers and distribute to appropriate agencies as required
• Maintain chart control procedures to ensure accurate chart retrieval/maintenance
• Maintain the accuracy of the Master Patient Index (MPI) in Meditech
• Process all types of patient/client reports
• Receive and process telephone inquiries
• Provide assistance to physicians as required for chart completion
• Prepare, scan and verify outpatient records to continuously create and support the Electronic Health Record (EChart)
• Incumbent utilizes NShIS

Travel to other facilities may be require

About You

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

• Successful completion of Grade 12 or equivalent
• One (1) year secretarial or business course required
• Medical Terminology course required
• Proficient keyboarding skills with demonstrated knowledge of Windows
• Good interpersonal and communication skills - a high degree of tact, judgement and confidentiality
• Ability to work independently, assess situations and seek resolution if possible, in accordance with hospital policies and procedures
• Ability to work in an area with frequent interruptions
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position, including bending, carrying, walking, pushing
• Good attendance and work record
• 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 Position, 70%, 49 Hours Bi-weekly
• Shifts can include days, evenings and weekends

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.

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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