Ward Clerk

Req ID: 187087
Location: Western Zone, South Shore Regional Hospital  
Department: OPWZ EMG Emergency SSRH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (30%) x 1 
NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 12-Sep-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.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

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, Nurse Practitioner, 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.

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

• Graduate of an approved Office Administration course
• Successful completion of a course in medical terminology
• Demonstrated proficiency using unit applicable computer programs including Microsoft office and Meditech
• Demonstrated accountability
• Demonstrated judgment and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Demonstrated communication and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated collaboration and teamwork skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines and priorities
• Demonstrated planning, organization, and time management skills
• Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices, and organizational health
• 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.

• Permanent, Part-time (30%) position; 21 hours bi-weekly
• Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends & holidays

$22.89 - $24.89 hourly
 

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program.  If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000.  For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment - Incentives 

​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.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.