Clerk B - Emergency Department

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Req ID: 160936
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Hants Community Hospital Department: OPCZ EMG Emergency HCH
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment ( 50% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-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.
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, the Clerk is responsible for ensuring the smooth functioning of the department in its communications with other departments and support to the nurses and medical staff. The Clerk B must be able to handle multiple demands and priorities in a busy and unpredictable environment.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Medical Terminology course preferred
• Experience using PHS and STAR, Advanced PHS training preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Computer experience (Windows, MS Office) and typing/keyboarding are required
• Grade XII plus one year related experience or one year related program
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Ability to function independently and as a member of a team
• Customer service courses an asset
• Ability to work in a high volume and high pressure setting
• Co-ordination, organization and decision making abilities must be present

* A skill test may be included as part of the selection process *
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours

• Dates are approximate and may be subject to change
• Long Assignment Part-Time (50%) position, 35 hours Bi-Weekly
• Beginning in September 2023, with an expected end date of September 6, 2024

Compensation and Incentives
$20.09 - $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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