Continuing Care Intake Coordinator

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Req ID: 162364
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII Department: CC Continuing Care Intake
Type of Employment: Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 9-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 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
Under the supervision of the Provincial Manager Intake & NOAT, the Intake Coordinator provides initial contact for Single Entry Access to Continuing Care Services. Using a computerized Intake tool, the Intake Coordinator receives and processes new and or existing client referrals, determines service streams, either Home Care/LTC or Adult Protection and assigns to a Team, Care Coordinator or Adult Protection worker.
The Intake Coordinator provides information on the Continuing Care program/services and the criteria required for program access. Referrals and inquiries come from the public, client/family members, health care facilities, Department of Community Services, community physicians and police to name a few.
Program referrals are for Nursing (acute and chronic), Home Support (personal care, light housekeeping, meal preparation), Long Term Care Placement (including out of province), Respite Care, Palliative Care, Home Oxygen, Caregiver Benefit, Self-Managed Care, Equipment and Bed Loan Program, Quick Response Program, Supportive Care Program, Personal Alert Assistance Program and Seniors Wheelchair Program. Service Referrals are for Adult Protection and Protection of Persons in Care Act.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Two years of related experience in an office environment required
• Experience with Horizon Patient Folder/clinical portal/Meditech
• Previous work experience in call centres an asset
• Excellent Customer skills
• Proficient computer knowledge and use of Windows, Internet Explorer/Edge/Chrome, email (Outlook), Excel and Power Point
• Excellent Organizational skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Grade 12 plus completion of a Secretarial/Office Administration program
• Experience on use of the complete SEAscape (Momentum Healthcare-computerized referral tool)
• Ability to handle large volume of calls and faxes and conflicting priorities

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

• Approximately 12 months
• Long Assignment Full-time Position; 70 hours bi-weekly
• Shifts may include days, evenings, weekends and holidays

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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