General Office Clerk - Rehab & Respiratory Services

 Req ID: 191163
Location: Western Zone, South Shore Regional Hospital 
Department: OPWZ Rehab & Respiratory Services SS
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (50%) x 1 
Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 29-Nov-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.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, the General Office Clerk (GOC) receives monies on a daily basis, enters and retrieves data from automated and manual systems, responds to inquiries, maintains filing systems as well as carrying out assigned clerical functions to assist patients, clients and families at the Business Office and to support accounts receivable. The General Office Clerk is responsible for the receipt and processing of payments made to Nova Scotia Health, enters and verifies financial data.

About You

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

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Completion of an approved Office Administration or Secretarial course
• Successful completion of Medical Terminology Course required
• One year experience providing clerical support, preferably in a health-care setting required
• Experience working in a financial setting an asset 
• Proficient in the effective use of computers (Microsoft Suite - Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, E-mail) and the ability to acquire additional skills as necessary
• Excellent organizational, communication (oral and written), and interpersonal skills, demonstrating a high degree of tact, sensitivity, judgment, courtesy and confidentiality when dealing with all levels of staff and the public
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and accurately handle multiple priorities
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team, with the ability to understand own limitations and seek guidance as necessary
• Demonstrated outcome oriented by identifying ways to improve work or processes based on results and/or evidence and evidence of innovation and creativity within project work
• Commitment to promoting a culture of respect that supports safety, ethical practices, cultural awareness and organizational health
• Demonstrated regular attendance in current and previous employment
• 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; 35 Hours Biweekly

• Approximately 12 Months

Compensation and Benefits

$23.35 - 25.39 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. 

​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.