Ward Clerk, Birth Unit

1 month ago

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time
The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Ward Clerk to join our team in the Birth Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing a variety of reception and clerical duties, including data entry, ordering lab specimens, and maintaining supplies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Utilize OBTV and Meditech for data entry and patient management
  • Order and maintain supplies, including lab specimens
  • Perform transport functions and answer phones
  • Assemble discharge and assessment charts
Requirements
  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Graduate from a recognized Office Administration Program preferred
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other computer programs/technology
  • Knowledge of SAP and Medical Terminology an asset
  • Experience using OBTV and Meditech preferred
  • Keyboarding skills minimum of 40 wpm required, 60 wpm preferred
  • Data entry skills required
  • Proven team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated ability to respectfully work with a variety of inter-professional team members
  • High degree of initiative, diligence, attention to detail, and self-discipline/focus
  • Commitment to continual learning and willing to share knowledge and support the development of co-workers
  • Excellent multi-tasking, organizational, and prioritization skills
  • Competency in other languages considered an asset
About Us

We are a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across . We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our , and enjoy access to enhanced and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

We are committed to promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care. We are located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Working in Mi'kma'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

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