Booking & Registration Clerk - Outpatient

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Req ID: 158226
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Hants Community Hospital Department: OPCZ Out-Patient Dept HCH
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 7-Jun-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
Reporting to the Health Services Manager and working under the direction of the Team Leader, the Booking and Registration Clerk is responsible for the registration of all clinic patients; for the scheduling and communicating of patient appointments; for the coordination of health records for the clinic visit; for gathering and entering of information for Center statistics (including diagnostic information) and for assisting in the general organization and efficiency of the Centre.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Experience using STAR and PHS
• Minimum typing speed of 45wpm preferred
• Coordination, organization and decision making skills
• Must be able to function independently in a high volume and highly pressurized ambulatory care setting
• Computer skills (MS Office, email and internet)
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Competencies in other languages preferred, French an asset
• Demonstrated verbal communication, accuracy and speed skills
• Grade 12 plus one year of related experience, OR graduation from a recognized secretarial / office administration / business program
• Ability to learn and work quickly and be adaptable to change

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

• Beginning as soon as possible, with an expected end date of October 6, 2023
• Long Assignment Full-time (100%) position, 70 Hours Bi-Weekly
• Dates are subject to change

Compensation and Incentives
$21.09 - $21.91 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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