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SalaryReq ID: 174548
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: EasternZone, Strait Richmond Hospital
Department: PLM Laboratory Services SRH
Type of Employment: CasualCasual Relief(3%FTE) x 1position(s)
Status: CUPEAdmin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 20-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.
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 an 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.
About the Opportunity
This position falls under the direction of the Manager of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The primary focus of the position is to perform registration duties, while demonstrating a patient focused environment. Several Meditech modules and other operating systems will be used daily. Data entry, filing, and mail may be required. Professionalism, tact, compassion and confidentiality are required. Other related duties may be assigned in keeping with the efficient operation of the Laboratory.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Graduate of a Recognized Business/Medical Program and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Medical Terminology Course
- Ability to work in a self-directed environment and also effectively within an interdisciplinary team
- Working knowledge and proficiency with a variety of computer software and programs
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills
- Physical ability to perform duties of the position
- Good work and attendance record
- Previous experience in a health care setting
- Commitment to maintain and protect patient, client, and personal safety on an ongoing basis
- Commitment to confidentiality and privacy - patients and clients
- The successful applicant will have a commitment to the mission and values of the Nova Scotia 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.
Skills testing may be administered.
Hours
- Casual Relief Position
- Shifts may include evenings and weekends
Compensation and Incentives
$22.89 - $24.89 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.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
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.
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