Ward Clerk - Women & Children's Health Unit

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Req ID: 154278
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre Department: OPNZ W&C Women & Children's Health CRHCC
Type of Employment: Casual Relief ( 3% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 30-May-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 directly to the Manager, the Ward Clerk will provide operational support and organizational assistance to the patient care area in the Women & Children's Health Unit.
The Ward Clerk works in collaboration with all the members of the multidisciplinary team. Responsible for ensuring that all required documentation and files are processed accordingly, facilitates the regular flow of paperwork functions and maintains an organized work area.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Graduation from an approved Medical Terminology course required
• Successful completion of academic Grade XII or equivalent required
• An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered for this position
• Successful completion of Post-Secondary education with a focus on office administration procedures required
• Ability and willingness to meet challenges and adapt to changing situations an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Experience with Order Entry EMR preferred
• Experience with Meditech module(s) Admitting/Registration preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet)
• Skill and accuracy in typing
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks required
• Previous experience in a health care setting as asset
• Demonstrated skill in working collaboratively and effectively with others required

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

• Casual Relief position(s)

Compensation and Incentives
$20.09 - $21.90 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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