Primary Care Physician
Job description
Req ID: 156740
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Strait Richmond Hospital
Department: PHC EZ IVR CDW Diabetes Centre SRH
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly PT long-assignment (60% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 30-May-23
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.
Responsibilities
- Performs general reception duties, including telephone contact with public and staff
- Receives and responds to inquiries and requests, both on the phone and in person, exercising sound judgment, courtesy and confidentiality
- Completes client bookings and registrations for collaborative team clinics
- Books clinic dates in collaboration with the collaborative practice teams
- Performs general clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, scanning, billing and maintaining sufficient inventory of supplies
- Assists with the planning and organization of various meetings as requested by management team
- Collects data, performs data entry and maintains other relevant information as required by NShIS, Electronic Medical Record (EMR)and generates statistical reports as required
- Works with minimal supervision, using sound judgment to make decisions
- Responsible to hold in confidence all matters pertaining to clients, staff and the NP Service
- Other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Grade XII required
- Graduate of a recognized office administration program required
- Certificate in medical terminology required
- Minimum of one year recent experience in office administration required
- Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia (DCPNS), MEDITECH and Community Wide Scheduling (CWS) database experience preferred.
- Background in Diabetes Care preferred.
- Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute with accuracy
- Computer literacy including demonstrated skills in EMR, Word and Excel
- Background in health care preferred
- Must have demonstrated good attendance in current and past employment
- Demonstrates an awareness of organizational and community needs
- Physical capabilities to perform the duties of the position such as working flexible hours, dealing with stressful situations and travelling within the Zone and to other areas as required
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
** A skills test may be conducted as part of the selection process**
Please ensure your resume is up-to-date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.
Hours
- Long assignment part-time position; 42 hours bi-weekly.
- Shifts include days (may require evenings or weekends)
- Travel to various sites may be required.
Compensation and Incentives
$20.09 - $21.91 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.
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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