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Req ID: 172889

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Western Zone, South Shore Regional Hospital Department: PLM WZ Strat Lab Business Care

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment ( 50% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position

Posting Closing Date: 12-Feb-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 Laboratory Manager, the Secretary I is responsible for providing general office duties and accurate data entry and transcription in support of the Laboratory Department. Duties include, but are not limited to: registering patients and entering doctors?۪ lab orders through Meditech; assisting in entering specimens from outside hospitals and satellite clinics; accurately typing surgical reports, consults, referral letters, memos and any other correspondence as required by the department; filing reports and maintaining filing system; sorting and delivering mail to Porters?۪ room and Doctors?۪ Lounge; assembling and delivering supplies to Doctors?۪ Lounge; answering the telephone; photocopying; faxing; booking appointments; maintaining supplies and any other related or allied duties assigned to support the Laboratory operation. This position may require travel within the South Shore area.

The Secretary I provides pleasant, cooperative, timely and accurate information to physicians, nursing staff and patients, exhibiting sound judgment and initiative, while working within the framework and objectives of the Service and the Organization. The Secretary I exhibits sound judgment and initiative while working within the Mission, Vision and Strategic Directions of the Service and of the District and incorporates into daily practice the Core Competencies and Values of the organization.

About You

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

• Graduate from a recognized secretarial/business administration diploma and certification in medical terminology required
• Proficiency in keyboarding and medical transcription skills with a minimum of 65 wpm with 95% accuracy is required. Experience in pathology transcription is preferred
• Experience and proficiency with Editscript required
• Experience providing data entry and clerical support in a healthcare setting
• Experience entering lab test requests in the Meditech lab module is required
• Experience accessing the NS Health Information Health Care Inquiry System
• Previous laboratory experience preferred
• Previous payroll experience preferred
• Previous experience with Qmatic booking software preferred
• Previous experience with FITs registration preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Cell track and Care Manager preferred
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating a pleasant and cooperative attitude with staff, physicians, clients, patients, both in person and over the phone
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality, demonstrating sound judgment and initiative
• Commitment to promoting a culture of respect that supports positivity, safety, ethical practices, cultural awareness and organizational health
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
  
  

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

Hours

• Long Assignment, Part-Time (50%) position; 35 hours bi-weekly
• Beginning January 29, 2024 for approximately 12 months
• Dates are approximate and are subject to change
  
  

Compensation and Incentives

$22.97 - $24.97 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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