Registration/Scheduling Clerk, Health Information Services - Casual Relief Opportunities

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Requisition ID: 189068

Location: Halifax, On-site

Type of Employment: Casual Relief Opportunities

Start Date: ASAP

Union Status: NSGEU Off&Cler, Admin Professionals Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $22.894 - $24.8939 /hour

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Department/Program: Health Information Services

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Health Information Services and under the supervision of the Health Information Services supervisors, the Registration/Scheduling Clerk is responsible for the timely patient registration and processing, as well as for the scheduling of physician clinic time, both on a requested basis and discretionary basis. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: accurately entering patient information into Meditech; completing various health forms and consents as required; assisting with quality audits and/or corrections; liaising with various departments within the health centre, other health centres, appointments; receiving and relaying messages via phone and fax; scanning and archiving; copying and mailing information to clients and physicians; maintaining supplies; obtaining charts from Health Records; training new staff as required; other related duties.

Casual Relief opportunities are available in the following areas:

• Prenatal Clinic Registration
• Shared Ambulatory Clinic Registration
• Registration Resource Team

Hours of Work

• Prenatal Clinic Registration (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
• Shared Ambulatory Clinic Registration (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
• Registration Resource Team (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm)

Your Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
• Completion of a recognized business/secretarial program an asset.
• Previous experience in a similar role preferred.
• Demonstrated accurate keyboarding and data entry skills required. Testing may be conducted on short-listed candidates and results will be factored into the candidate's overall suitability for this position.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, time management, interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Competencies in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is an Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.