Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 151606
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Cobequid Community Health Centre
Department: PHC CZ BS CDW Diabetes Centre
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 17-Mar-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 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 Health Services Manager, Diabetes Management Centres, the incumbent is responsible for supporting the orientation and training of new hires, monitoring and ensuring the smooth operation of maintenance activities for multiple DMC sites, maintaining medical supplies/ equipment, supporting quality improvement initiatives and providing administrative support to the BCI program.

About You

• Graduate of a recognized office administration program/business program/secretarial program and/or a combination of education, training and progressively responsible experience required
• Minimum of 2 years related experience required
• Experience and knowledge working with chronic disease conditions and multidisciplinary clinical team setting
• Ability to support staff in the operation of technology required for the effective delivery of patient care
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with staff, building management at multiple sites, external agencies, patients and pharmaceutical representatives
• Proficiency in the use of health records and booking and registration processes
• Strong understanding of patient care delivery systems
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products - MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access
• Experience in STAR registration system, PHS scheduling system and familiarity with Horizon Patient Folder is essential
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently with ability to prioritize while working under pressure for deadlines
• Proficiency in accounting skills and use of necessary software
• Working at ease with technology (new equipment and software) is essential
• A valid Nova Scotia Driver\'s License may be required
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Successful applicant will be required to work at multiple locations (PHC Clinics) Halifax, Dartmouth, and Eastern Shore

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

$21.73 - $24.31 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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