Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 157718
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial Zone, All Locations
Department: FI Research & Continuing Care
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% 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

The Financial Clerk, Continuing Care position reports to the Manager, Research, Restricted, & Continuing Care or Manager, Contracts & Operations, Continuing Care. The position is responsible for carrying out assigned financial functions for the Continuing Care Program and Services. The Accounting Clerk is responsible for the transactional administration of receiving and processing invoices including verifying accuracy and authorization of invoiced items, coding for correct cost centers and cost elements, obtaining appropriate invoice approvals, recording as required in appropriate databases, and forwarding to appropriate funder (NSH or DSLTC) for payment. The Continuing Care Accounting Clerk liaises closely with Continuing Care Clients, NSH Continuing Care Staff and Managers/Directors, Continuing Care vendors and service providers, and the Department of Seniors & Long Term Care.

The Financial Clerk exhibits sound professional judgment and initiative while working within the Mission, Vision and Strategic Directions and incorporates into daily practice the Core Competencies and Values of the organization.

*Provides financial support including, but not limited to the following:

• Completing billing reconciliations for Continuing Care programs ensuring accuracy, alignment with client care plans, and program policies.
• Completing cheque requisitions when required for payments.
• Forwarding billings/invoices/cheque requisitions to Cost Centre Managers for approval and then to funder (DSLTC or NSH) for payment.
• Fielding inquiries from Care Coordination team, clients, vendors, service providers, and DSLTC.
• Addressing and resolving questions and issues regarding billings reconciliations, procedures, and program requirements and audits.
• Administering and applying relevant policies and advises vendors, service providers, Continuing Care staff, and clients of invoicing/billing procedures.
• Consults with appropriate team members and accesses team knowledge when researching issues.
• Maintaining accurate tracking spreadsheets and databases.
• Maintaining effective electronic (using personal drives, shared drives, and SharePoint) and paper based filing systems for invoices/billings and related communications for easy reference.
• Completing program usage reports for DSLTC accountability.
• Responding to enquiries from DSLTC and other external providers relating to financial information for specific business units by developing and utilizing spreadsheets and other media.
• Participating in team and Continuing Care quality improvement initiatives and ensures work duties/performance is aligned with the organization\'s mission, vision, values and strategic directions.

• Promotes and maintains professional working relationships within and outside NSHA, with other healthcare personnel and clients.

• Holds in confidence all matters pertaining to staff, residents, patients, clients and their families and information relating to the business of the organization

About You

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

• Grade 12 plus one year college program or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year healthcare related experience in accounting or finance
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and SAP
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Demonstrated verbal, written, problem solving, and decision making skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively work in a team environment
• Well-developed organization and daily planning skills
• Effective analytical-thinking skills
• Effective conflict resolution and rapport-building skills
• Demonstrated effective work practice - accountable, dependable, flexible, persevering, results orientated
• Ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and work effectively under pressure with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

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

Hours

• Permanent, Full-time position, 70 hrs bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$22.64 - $25.33 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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