Clerk B

**Req ID**:161784**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** **Zone, **East Coast Forensic Hospital**
**Department**:MHA CZ ECFH Offender Health Central Nova**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT short-assignment** **(**100%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:2-Aug-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 Health Services Manager, the Clerk B contributes to the effective operation of the Unit. Following hospital policy and procedures, the Clerk B is responsible for maintaining the patient charts, filing of lab reports, coordination of patient appointments, patient registration, compiling monthly statistics on the program, scheduling of staff and submission of payroll. Daily contact with patients both in person and through screening of patient phone calls is integral to the role.

The Correctional Health Services Program has an interdisciplinary team and is responsible for the provision of primary care services, mental health and addictions services, and dental services, within the four adult provincial correctional facilities. The delivery of health services includes nursing assessments and interventions, diagnostic services, physician clinics, health promotion and prevention, emergency care, dental clinics, psychiatric and psychologist services, and special programs (e.g. Immunizations, Hep C, Opiate Agonist Therapy).

This position is located in the Healthcare Unit at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility.

**About You**:

- Grade 12 plus one-year clerical experience or one year post-secondary business program
- Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- Demonstrated knowledge of STAR, PHS and Time Capture preferred
- Medical Terminology preferred
- Experience working on a Medical or Mental Health Unit preferred
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Organization and multi-tasking skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

**Hours**:

- Short Assignment Full Time position; 70 hours biweekly
- Approximately 3 months

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$20.09 - $21.90 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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