Booking & Registration Clerk - Primary Health Care

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Req ID: 153230
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Digby General Hospital Department: PHC WZ YSD FP Digby Admin
Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief ( 3% FTE) x 2 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 26-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 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 www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
Reporting to the Health Services Lead and working as part of the collaborative family practice team, 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 family practice statistics and for assisting in the general organization and efficiency of the family practice. This position requires working in an electronic medical record (EMR) - Telus MedAccess.
Some travel may be required
About You

• Demonstrated verbal communication, accuracy and speed skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology is an asset
• Coordination, organization and decision making skills
• Minimum typing speed of 45wpm preferred
• Experience working with electronic medical records preferred
• Grade 12 plus one year of related experience, OR graduation from a recognized secretarial / office administration / business program
• Competencies in other languages preferred, French an asset
• Ability to use Microsoft Windows and all components of Microsoft Office including Excel, Power Point, Outlook
• Proficiency in using an EMR (ie. Med Access and Meditech) is an asset
• Must be able to function independently and with other team members in a past-paced collaborative team setting
• Ability to learn and work quickly and be adaptable to change

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

• Casual Relief Position

Compensation and Incentives
$20.09 - $21.91 Hourly
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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