Secretary C

**Req ID**:161073**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII**
**Department**:OPCZ Community Hearts in Motion**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly PT** (**50%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:26-Jul-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.

**Responsibilities**:
Reporting to, and under the direction of the Program Lead and Health Services Manager of the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Health in Motion and Hearts in Motion Programs, the Secretary is responsible for providing administrative support for the programs, the program lead and the team. The secretary is also responsible for patient reception and front desk operations, database monitoring and operations, working with forms and documents, and organization related to patient bookings and registrations for all program sites.

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

- Grade 12 plus graduate of a recognized office administration / business / secretarial program and/or a combination of education, training and progressively responsible experience required
- Minimum of one year of related secretarial experience required
- Experience in a health care setting preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, computer software and data entry
- Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be self-directed and adept at problem-solving, while working with mínimal supervision
- Must have strong organizational skills that demonstrate the ability to prioritize upon short notice while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
- Demands associated with working with an off site team and high program participant volume
- Ability to respond and cope with stressful or emergency situations
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Successful external 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.

**Hours of Work**:
Permanent Part-time (50%) position; 35 hours biweekly

**Salary Information**:
$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.

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