Job Description

Req ID: 173940
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Dickson Building - QEII
Department: IMIT HIS Admitting & Registration CZ
Type of Employment: Casual Relief (3% FTE)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: Open Until Filled

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 an 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 Assistant Managers of Health Information Services, the Registration Clerk is responsible for the accurate and efficient pre-registration/registration of inpatients and/or outpatients including KIOSK stations, and the ordering of diagnostic tests, utilizing one or more enterprise systems, (STAR, Millennium, PHS) according to Nova Scotia Health Authority\'s policies. The Registration Clerk will assist patients at KIOSK stations and provide directional assistance to clinic areas. Also responsible for the daily reconciliation and data quality activities. The Registration Clerk minimizes duplicate records and overlap entries and performs data integrity activities.

About You

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

• Grade XII plus one year related experience or grade XII plus one year secretarial/business program
• Medical Terminology course would be an asset
• Proven ability to organize workload independently, meet timelines and deadlines
• Demonstrated knowledge of Department of Health/Canadian Institute of Health Information requirements an asset
• Knowledge of various computer software programs
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in an effective, calm and professional manner with staff, other professionals, patients and families
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent computer and keyboarding skills
• Ability to function independently as well as a team member
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

*A skills test will be administered as part of the selection process

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

Hours

• Casual relief positions

Compensation and Incentives

$22.89 - $24.88 Hourly

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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