Clerk B – Family Practice

Job title: Clerk B – Family Practice

Job description: ​Req ID: 171536
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital
Department: OPCZ MVH Dr’s Office
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (80% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 12-Jan-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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Health Services Manager and working under the direction of the Team Leader, the Clerk B 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 Clinic statistics (including diagnostic information) and for assisting in the general organization and efficiency of the Clinic

About You

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

• Grade 12 plus one year related clerical experience or graduate of a recognized one year secretarial/business program
• Previous experience working with electronic medical records preferred
• Typing and computer skills required
• General office skills preferred
• Previous experience with STAR an asset
• Medical Terminology course an asset
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated decision making and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a high volume and highly pressurized family practice setting
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• 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

• Permanent Part-time (80%) position, 56 Hours Bi-Weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$20.09 – $21.91 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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