RegistrationScheduling Clerk, PNC Admitting and Registration
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Job Summary
Company :IWK Health
Req ID: 209796
Department/Program: Admitting & Registration - PNC Medicine Quality & Safety
Location:Halifax
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100%FTE) x 1position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status:NSGEU Off&Cler Admin Professionals Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $23.3519 - $25.3918/hour
Closing Date: September 24 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
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 have a team of approximately 4000 employees physicians volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each others talent and celebrate our successes. 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.
Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mikmaki the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mikmaq people. Working in Mikmaki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long deep and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous Black/African Nova Scotians Persons of Colour Immigrants/Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients families and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the supervisors and Manager of Health Information Services the Registration Scheduling Clerks primary responsibilities are to complete patient booking/scheduling and participate in patient registration. Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to: Answers telephone/e-mail inquiries and communicates messages and information accurately by referring inquiries with follow-up as appropriate; Photocopies reports and correspondence; distributes accordingly; Prepares daily schedules; Receives referrals and processes for review by the clinical coordinator; Attends team meetings; Prepares and scans patient charts maintains office filing system & records to ensure efficient storage and retrieval of material. Processes incoming and outgoing mail; Demonstrates customer service skills; Maintains daily statistics for appointments; Schedules surgical OR booking/scheduling patient appointments and registers clinic patients via Meditech; Manages inventory of supplies and places orders as required.
Hours of Work
Monday - Friday 0800-1600 subject to change based on departmental needs. 7 hour shifts.
Your Qualifications
- Minimum High School diploma or G.E.D. required
- Graduate from a recognized Office Administration Program preferred
- Previous experience in a similar role is an asset.
- Keyboarding skills minimum of 40 wpm required 60 wpm is preferred (testing may be conducted on candidates)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other computer programs/technology (testing may be conducted on candidates)
- Proven team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
- Demonstrated ability to respectfully work with a variety of inter-professional team members required
- High degree of initiative diligence attention to detail and self-discipline/focus
- Commitment to continual learning and willing to share knowledge and support the development of co-workers
- Demonstrated knowledge of Family Centered Care.
- Flexibility required for changes in shift on short notice and to meet workload demands.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Medical Terminology and/or MEDITECH is an asset.
- Competency in other languages considered an asset.
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
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.
If you are an employee ofIWK Health please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
Key Skills
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Basic Math
- Cashiering
- Computer Skills
- Math
- Retail Sales
- 10 Key Calculator
- Copywriting
- Cash Handling
- Planograms
- Stocking
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