Secretary C

**Req ID**:174751**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Public Health Services - Burnside**
**Department**:PH STRAT-COV PH VACCINE & MAN DIST-CNS**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:27-Feb-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**:
Reporting to the Health Protection Manager, this position provides secretarial and administrative support integral to the efficient operation of programs, services and offices of Public Health. The Secretary C works with teams, partners and community following a customer service approach. This position provides general administrative support for the office, confidential records management and data entry, reception for the general public, and specific program support.

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

- Post-secondary Program for Administrative Support Professionals from a recognized college or school of business plus a minimum of one year of related experience
- Demonstrated typing proficiency with a speed of 60 wpm required
- Medical terminology preferred
- Working knowledge of IT systems such as SAP, filing and file retention procedures and schedules, purchasing equipment or supplies
- Working knowledge of patient registration and scheduling systems and payroll system
- Experience in a health care setting preferred
- Experience working in Public Health an asset
- Demonstrated an understanding of the core competencies for Primary Health administrative professionals
- Skills working in inclusive environments and able to interact effectively with diverse individuals, groups and communities
- Demonstrated ability to manage time and prioritize
- Ability to use office technology effectively and efficiently
- Demonstrates an understanding of core competencies of CPR/First Aid
- 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
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

**Hours**:

- Permanent Full Time/70 hours Bi-weekly

**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.

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