Secretary I Mental Health & Addictions

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Req ID: 128301

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Eastern Zone, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Department: MHA EZ Community Mental Health

Type of Employment: CasualCasual Relief ( 3% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: Admin Professionals CUPE position

Posting Closing Date: 22-Jul-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.

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

Reporting to the Manager, - Mental Health & Addictions, the individual will perform secretarial duties required in accordance with established procedures of Mental Health & Addictions. The successful candidate will work in an outpatient clinic which provides services to adults receiving Mental Health & Addiction services. The position requires a high degree of sensitivity to persons and families, many of whom may experience significant stress and crisis in their lives. They will provide administrative and clerical support to the Manger, psychiatry and the general functioning of the clinic.

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• Graduate of a one (1) year secretarial or business course
• Medical Terminology Course
• Provide administrative support to the Mental Health & Addictions team
• Act as the receptionist for the service, which involves greeting visitors and clients, handling all incoming telephone calls arranging appointments as necessary.
• Register clients through Meditech
• Send appointment letters and make reminder phone calls
• General secretarial duties (typing, processing mail, composing correspondence, transcribing dictation, filing, arranging meetings, ordering supplies, faxing, collating, copying, answering the phone).
• Deal with the public and departments/agencies within and outside the organization
• Responsible for ordering all needed supplies through SAP
• Other related duties
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Successful external applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.
  

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

Hours of Work

Casual Position

Salary Information

$20.09 - $21.91 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 - CUPE 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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