Research Data Entry Clerk, Research Services

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Req ID: 136121

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII Department: RSH Cardiology

Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment(100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: Management/Non Union Position

Posting Closing Date: 4-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.

Nova Scotia Health’s Research, Innovation and Discovery portfolio is transforming health care delivery and improving the health of all Nova Scotians by leading initiatives that deliver high-impact health care solutions and developing strategic partnerships with clinical champions, industry, healthcare foundations, governments and academic partners. By pairing leading researchers, innovators, and clinicians with entrepreneurs through our newly formed Health Innovation, Research and Discovery Hub, their creative solutions are improving health and health care while also contribute directly to Nova Scotia’s economy.

Responsibilities

Reporting to Research Manager. The Research Data Entry Clerk is responsible for obtaining and entering data into various disease site electronic databases. This includes reviewing patient health records from various medical sources/computer systems and then recording that information into electronic databases. Other duties include filing, operating office equipment, and other duties consistent within the scope of the job, as required.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of Grade XII
• Computer experience, typing/keyboarding
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry
• Ability to function independently, unsupervised, and as a team member
• Medical Terminology course preferred
• Experience using MS Access including the ability to query data and generate reports an asset
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficient in email, internet, fax machine and other office equipment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of research, data, and patient information is essential
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Effective Communication Skills
• Familiarity with OPIS is an asset
  

Successful 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 will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information.

Hours of Work

Long Assignment, Full-Time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly

Beginning July 25th, 2022 with an anticipated end date of July 25, 2023 (Approximately 12 months)

• Dates are subject to change
  

Salary Information

$14.78 hourly - $18.47 hourly

($28,813.01 - $36,016.50 annual salary)

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 Management/Non Union 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.

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, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ . Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify.

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