Registration/scheduling Clerk, Core Lab - Halifax, Canada - IWK Health Centre
Description
Company :
IWK Health**:
Requisition ID:156587**
Location:Halifax**
Type of Employment:Casual Relief x
1 position(s)**
Start Date:ASAP**
Union Status:NSGEU Off&Cler
, Admin Professionals
Bargaining Unit
Compensation:
$
20.0923*:
-
$21.913
/hour
Closing Date:16-May-23
(Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time):
Department/Program:
Core Lab, Diagnostic Services & Maritime Medical Genetics
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 collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs.
We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
The Opportunity:
- The Registration/Scheduling Clerk is responsible for the timely patient registration and processing and for the booking of physician clinic time and outreach clinic time within set guidelines and procedures.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Verifying and transferring patient info into databases as well as to various health forms as required.
- Coordinating the scanning of historical patient documentation to the existing database.
- Scheduling clinic appointments within set guidelines and procedures to accommodate various needs of client and staff.
- Coordinating appointments for patients requiring multidisciplinary sessions, minimizing inconvenience to client.
- Coping and mailing information to clients and doctors.
- Filing, maintaining and retrieving various patient charts as requested.
- Liaises with patients, families, visitors and staff as required
Hours of Work:
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 organizational, analytical, time management, interpersonal and communication skills required.
- Knowledge of medical terminology especially genetics are strong assets.
- Familiarity with Telehealth and SMS (genetic chart management system) are strong assets.
- Competencies in other languages an asset.
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 a 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.
Additionally, as per Nova Scotia's COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status.
Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre's obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis**_
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