Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 163713
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: IPPL STRAT-MOBILE SIMULATION UNIT-CNS PN
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (50% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 20-Sep-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.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager of Simulation Learning, Eastern Zone, the incumbent is accountable to provide confidential and administrative support to the activities and functions encompassed within the Professional Practice portfolio. Duties include, but are not limited to: reception, scheduling of meetings and appointments, preparing reports and correspondence, coordination of time entry for payroll, provision of support for select committees or quality teams, and circulation of departmental notifications. This position requires liaising internally with health disciplines of all departments and externally with academic partners.

About You

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

• Successful completion of a medical office administration program or equivalent required
• Minimum of three (3) years related secretarial experience required
• Ability to transcribe reports and correspondence, with excellent grammar and spelling
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - a high degree of tact, judgment, and confidentiality
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to set priorities
• Ability to adapt to change and work independently with accuracy and efficiency
• Ability to work well with deadline pressures without sacrificing work standards
• Demonstrated proficiency in a variety of computer software applications, such as WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Corel Presentations, Power Point Presentations, Microsoft Office Visio, Excel spreadsheets and E-mail.
• A willingness to learn and develop new computer skills as required
• Good attendance and work record.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

About Your Application

Successful Applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.

Hours of Work

Permanent, Full-Time (70 hours biweekly)
Beginning September 4, 2023.
*Dates are approximate and are subject to change.

Salary Information

$21.73 - $24.31 hourly
$39,549 - $44,250 annually

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

\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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