Ward Clerk

**Req ID**:173316**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Eastern** **Zone, **Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital**
**Department**:OPEZ Inverness Hospital**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly PT long-assignment** **(**80%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: CUPE** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:29-Jan-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 Manager, the Ward Clerk is the initial contact for the unit and ensures clear, concise communication and facilitates the flow of information with other facilities, the health care team, visitors, family members and patients. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Ward Clerk provides supportive service to patients, core nursing staff and physicians and works in cooperation with departments within the hospital setting as well as other Nursing units.

The Ward Clerk ensures that the principles and practices that guide our work such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

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

- Grade 12
- Completion of office administration program
- Minimum one year experience in office administration
- Medical terminology course- Proficient keyboarding skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in an area with frequent interruptions
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

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

**Hours**:

- Long Assignment, Part-Time (80%) Position; 56 Hours Bi-weekly
- Approximately 13 months

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$23.34 - $25.38 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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