Administrative Assistant - Acute Medical

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Req ID: 163152
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, South Shore Regional Hospital
Department: OPWZ Acute Medical Unit SSRH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT ( 50% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 28-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 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 www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
The Administrative Assistant provides office managerial support to the Health Service Manager, Acute Medical Unit at South Shore Regional Hospital. The incumbent functions as a primary point of contact for the Manager, responding to general information requests related to the office or referring calls to others as appropriate. Provides confidential administrative service with high quality of organizational and communication skills to assist and support the Manager in ensuring the effective and efficient operation of the office on a daily basis.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Excellent organizational skills, ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks
• Conference/large meeting planning experience an asset
• Minimum of three years secretarial experience required
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Grade XII plus a graduate of a recognized office administration program/business program/secretarial program required
• Self- directed, demonstrates initiative, accuracy and efficiency
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; including formatting and proof reading of large documents
• Sound problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to work with a wide variety of people and personalities in a professional manner

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Permanent Part Time 50% - 37.5 Hours Bi-weekly
Compensation and Incentives
$21.58 - $26.98 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.
This is a Management/Non Union 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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