Secretary C

**Req ID**:147261**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** **Zone, **MacKenzie Building - QEII**
**Department**:PLM Anatomical Pathology**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** **(**100%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:9-Feb-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.

**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'd love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Grade 12 plus graduation from a recognized one year secretarial or office administration course or equivalent education/experience
- Previous clerical or secretarial experience preferred
- Medical terminology required
- Transcription experience an asset
- Experience working in a medical setting an asset
- Demonstrated typing proficiency with a speed of 50 wpm
- Knowledge of Laboratory Information System (Cerner Millennium) an asset
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required.*
- Excellent interpersonal skills to deal with patients, hospital staff, public and referral sources
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

**A skills test may be administered as part of the selection process**

**Hours**:

- Long Assignment, Full-Time position; 70 hours bi-weekly
- Beginning as soon as possible for approximately 12 months

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$20.25 - $22.50 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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