Job Description

Req ID: 162209
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: CANC Radiation Clinic CBR
Type of Employment: Casual Relief (3% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 10-Aug-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 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 Program Manager, Cape Breton Cancer Centre, the Ward Clerk is responsible to provide clerical / reception duties in the medical and radiation oncology clinics. Such duties may include but are not limited to registering patients in the Medi Tech and OPIS System, performing clerical duties related to procedures such as admission, discharge, transfer of chemotherapy and follow up visits, scheduling visits and updates screen daily in OPIS & Meditech computer program as well as prepares and maintains patient charts and prepares lab and test requisitions.

About You

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

• Grade 12 plus completion of a recognized Business or Secretarial program
• Basic Computer skills ( Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Experience with Medi Tech and OPIS system an asset
• Medical Terminology course completion
• Experience in a healthcare setting considered an asset
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in busy area, adapt to frequent interruptions and stressful situations
• Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred

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

Hours

• Casual Relief

Compensation and Incentives

$20.08 - $21.90 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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