Emergency Registration Clerk

**Req ID**:154771**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Colchester East Hants Health Centre**
**Department**:IMIT HIS Admitting & Registration CEH**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: CUPE** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:28-Apr-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 Manager of Health Information Services, the Emergency Registration Clerk is responsible for the registration of Emergency patients in an accurate, efficient and courteous manner. The Emergency Registration clerk is also responsible for the admission, discharge and transfer of patients in the Meditech system. Cross training in Switchboard and Admitting is required. Other duties of the admitting clerk include:

- Responsible for obtaining and accurately updating client information at time of registration, including demographic and provider information
- Completes daily registration checks, to ensure data integrity is being maintained at all times
- Ensures data integrity is maintained within the Meditech system in accordance with provincial standards
- Responsible to perform day to day activities within Health Information Services as required
- Responsible to perform other related duties as assigned

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

- Grade 12 plus successful completion of a one year secretarial or business program, or 1 year recent clerical/secretarial experience required
- Graduate from an approved Medical Terminology course required
- Computer training on software programs such as Microsoft Word, Windows, Internet, Microsoft Outlook and meditech systems required; computer experience is required
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills are required; must be an effective team player
- Current WHMIS certification required
- Recent NVCI training / certification considered an asset
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered for this position
- 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**:

- Permanent, Full-time Position; 70 Hours Bi-weekly
- Ability to work days, weekends, holidays, evenings and nights required

**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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