Bed Utilization Clerk - Admitting & Registration

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Req ID: 161182
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Department: IMIT HIS Admitting & Registration CEH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 27-Jul-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.
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About The Opportunity
Reporting to the Supervisor, Central Registry and Admitting, the Bed Utilization Clerk is responsible to facilitate optimum use of the inpatient beds throughout Cumberland Regional Health Care Center. The nature and complexity of bed demands in CRHCC requires decisions that reflect the unique daily circumstances and pressures from all sources. The Bed Utilization Clerk must have the ability to use sound judgment to ensure optimal solutions in ensuring high quality patient care. This position is also responsible for receiving patients in an efficient and courteous manner, always considering the well-being of the patient, families, visitors and staff in accordance with the philosophy of Nova Scotia Health. They communicate daily with Access and Flow.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Accept and use constructive criticism for personal and professional growth
• Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Flexibility to adapt easily to changes
• Supports and delivers quality patient safety standards within Nova Scotia Health
• Responsible for contributing to the achievement of Nova Scotia Health's accreditation standards
• Graduate from an approved Medical Terminology course required
• Strong desire and ability to focus on client needs and satisfaction
• One-year post-secondary education in business administration or equivalent required. Medical secretarial diploma preferred, or one-year previous clerical/administration experience is required
• Ability to work in a self-directed setting
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in excellent customer service required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs is preferred
• Strong communication skills to provide accurate and timely information orally and in writing
• Ability to work as an effective team player
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Experience in NShIS Meditech (ADM, MRI) admission registration and data correction

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

• Permanent, Full-time Position; 70 hours Bi-weekly

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.
This 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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