General Office Clerk – Digby General Hospital

Job title: General Office Clerk – Digby General Hospital

Job description: Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

​Req ID: 123482
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Digby General Hospital
Department: OPWZ Site Manager DGH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (25% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Off&Cler position
Posting Closing Date: 4-Jan-22

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.

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Responsibilities

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 Business Office Clerk is responsible for the receipt and processing of payments made to the NSHA, enters and verifies financial data.

Qualifications

• Grade XII
• 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 NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly state such equivalencies in their application. Additionally, candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information

Hours of Work

• Permanent, Part-time (25%) position; 17.5 hours bi-weekly

Salary Information

$20.0923 – $21.9130 hourly

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 please visit Recruitment – Incentives

​This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit – NSGEU 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.

​As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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. Our priority groups are Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, People of Colour, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ and Immigrants. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.

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