Job Description

Competition # : 36909

Department: Health and Wellness

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: 10/26/2022 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Health and Wellness offers opportunities to grow and advance in a dynamic sector that touches the lives of all Nova Scotians. Along with our partners, including the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK Health Centre, we're committed to continually improving our health care system. With a focus on collaborative primary health care, improved supports for mental health and addictions, digital health, capital infrastructure, and more, the department is thinking differently about how to plan, fund, legislate and monitor to improve access and service delivery. To do this, we need leaders at all levels of the organization who embrace a challenge and believe in their ability to make a difference.

About Our Opportunity

Under the direction of the Manager, Insured Services, the Team Lead is responsible for training and mentoring Insured Services staff and is the designated contact person for upgrading, testing, training and support for those who use the Medigent reciprocal claim billing system.

Primary Accountabilities

The incumbent is accountable for the administration and processing of the program for NRIP (Non-Resident In-Patient) hospital services provided in Nova Scotia hospitals to residents of other Canadian Provinces/Territories, within the parameters of the interprovincial reciprocal billing agreement. This position is also responsible to receive and upload claims from all Nova Scotia hospitals for non-resident inpatient and outpatient services, and to save, print, receive and upload claims from all other Provinces/Territories for Out-of-Province inpatient and outpatient services received by MoveIT (sFTP: Secure File Transfer Protocol ) or hard copy (paper).

Qualifications and Experience

As the successful candidate, you will have Grade 11 plus 5 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be acceptable. Related experience in a computerized accounting environment is required.

The candidate must have experience and working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, bookkeeping procedures and the ability to adhere to strict month end and fiscal year end deadlines. The candidate must have previous experience in a Team Lead role as this is paramount in maintaining the timelines, expectations for national reciprocal hospital billing with the Insured Services reciprocal billing team. Must have excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills; along with excellent data entry skills to maintain demands of the role. You must possess a strong customer service focus; including the ability to deal diplomatically with telephone and e-mail inquiries; must be able to work effectively independently and as a team member, must have the ability to exercise initiative and demonstrate sound judgment when solving problems. Complete confidentiality of all claim information must be maintained. Knowledge and experience of the Corporate Financial Management System (CFMS/SAP), Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, Internet Explorer and the Medigent reciprocal claim processing system will be considered assets. Must be able to work with a high degree of accuracy and limited supervision.

Your resume and cover letter should clearly demonstrate how you meet these qualifications.

Equivalency

An equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click to learn more about our various benefits offerings and eligibility criteria.

Additional Information

Offer of employment is contingent upon the successful candidate passing appropriate background checks.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in. We have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless Career Paths.
• Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

Pay Grade: CL 22

Salary Range: $1,868.53 - $2,066.70 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement:

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.