Secretary C- 4B Hospitalist Medicine Unit

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Req ID: 185921

Location: Central Zone, Centennial Building - QEII

Department: OPCZ MEDICINE UNIT 4B-QE2

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1

NSGEU Admin Professionals Position

Posting Closing Date: 26-Nov-24

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 Manager, the Secretary will work under limited supervision and have a good knowledge of office practices, procedures, and a comprehensive knowledge of divisional/departmental functions. The Secretary provides confidential administrative/medical secretarial services to the medical staff, manager and supervisors, senior administrative and technical staff. The Secretary will also provide secretarial support to the Service Chief as required. Contacts may involve discussions requiring tact and discretion. Daily interaction (in person and telephone) with internal and external personnel to facilitate accurate patient input, transcription, coding, reports and charting management utilizing the LIS system.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Post-secondary Program for Administrative Support Professionals from a recognized college or school of business plus a minimum of one year of related experience
• Demonstrated typing proficiency with a speed of 60 wpm required
• Medical terminology preferred
• Working knowledge of IT systems such as Panorama, SAP, filing and file retention procedures and schedules, purchasing equipment or supplies
• Working knowledge of patient registration and scheduling systems and payroll system
• Experience in a health care setting preferred
• Skills working in inclusive environments and able to interact effectively with diverse individuals, groups and communities
• Demonstrates an understanding of core competencies of CPR/First Aid
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• A skills test may be required as part of the interview
  
  

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

Hours

• Permanent, Full-time / 70 Hours Bi-weekly
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

$23.53 - $26.05 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.

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.