Booking & Registration Clerk – Primary Health Care

Job title: Booking & Registration Clerk – Primary Health Care

Job description: Req ID: 153949

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Western Zone, Roseway Hospital

Department: PHC WZ YSD FP Shelburne Lockport Admin

Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief (3% FTE) x 2 position(s)

Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position

Posting Closing Date: 16-Nov-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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Health Services Lead and working as part of the collaborative family practice team, the Booking and Registration Clerk is responsible for the registration of all clinic patients; for the scheduling and communicating of patient appointments; for the coordination of health records for the clinic visit; for gathering and entering of information for family practice statistics and for assisting in the general organization and efficiency of the family practice. This position requires working in an electronic medical record (EMR) – Telus MedAcces

About You

• Grade 12 plus one year of related experience, OR graduation from a recognized secretarial / office administration / business program
• Computer skills (MS Office, Outlook and internet)
• Minimum typing speed of 45wpm preferred
• Experience working with electronic medical records preferred
• Knowledge of medical terminology is an asset
• Must be able to function independently and with other team members in a fast-paced collaborative team setting
• Demonstrated verbal communication, accuracy and speed skills
• Coordination, organization and decision making skills
• Ability to learn and work quickly and be adaptable to change
• Competencies in other languages preferred, French an asset

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

Hours

• Casual Relief; no guaranteed hours

Compensation and Incentives

$20.09 – $21.91 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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