Ward Clerk

**Req ID**:177914**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Western** **Zone, **Valley Regional Hospital**
**Department**:MHA WZ Inpatient Psychiatry AV**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** **(**100%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:16-Apr-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.

**About the Opportunity**:

- The Ward Clerk provides clerical and reception duties within an inpatient unit which provides service to individuals diagnosed with a mental illness. This position requires a high degree of sensitivity to persons and families dealing with mental health problems many of whom may experience significant stress and crises in their lives. Representative duties include:
- Prepare requisitions for diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients
- Coordinate appointments with other units
- Types inpatient correspondence, reports and letters
- Place all reports on chart according to unit procedures
- Maintain statistical records
- Files clinical reports and correspondence
- Perform clerical duties related to procedures such as admission, discharge, transfers
- Act as Unit receptionist
- Other related duties (for example, occasionally taking minutes) as assigned.

**About You**:

- Grade 12- One (1) year Secretarial or Business course
- Medical Terminology Course
- One (1) year clerical experience in a mental health setting within the last five (5) years
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills applicable to this client base (in person and by telephone)
- Proficient and accurate keyboarding skills
- Ability to work in an area with frequent interruptions
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Successful Applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment

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

**Hours**:

- Long Assignment, Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Approximate nine (9) month long assignment

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$22.89 - $24.89 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.

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