Administrative Assistant

Req ID: 192295
Location: Central Zone, Bethune Building - QEII
Department: IPPL Nursing Officer
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 3-Mar-25

This is a re-posted position. Current applicants are not required to re-apply.

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.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Central Zone Director, Interprofessional Practice & Learning, the Administrative Assistant coordinates all administrative requirements and activities to support the ongoing delivery of quality standards, policies, processes, and improvement initiatives. The Administrative Assistant provides client service to the Director.

The role involves providing comprehensive administrative support, coordinating the day-to-day operation of the Director’s office, establishing procedures and guidelines, and acting as a liaison with other executive and administrative assistants within Nova Scotia Health. Additional support to individuals, committees, or working groups may also be required.

About You

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

• Post-Secondary diploma in a recognized office administration, business administration or secretarial program required
• Undergraduate degree is an asset
• Minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years' of progressively responsible experience, providing administrative support and office coordination at the Executive level required
• Experience within healthcare and an integrated service model is preferred
• IAAP certification is an asset
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, prioritization and organizational skills
• Advanced skills in modern office practices and technology
• Experience with meeting planning technology
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, high degree of tact, judgment and confidentiality
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

Permanent Full-Time; 75 Hours Bi-Weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$23.78 - $29.73 hourly
$46,377 - $57,972 annually

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.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative 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.