Administrative Assistant Ii, Mental Health And

**Company** :
IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:
147657
**Department/Program**:
Mental Health And Addictions, Mental Health &
Addictions Program
**Location**:
Halifax
**Type of Employment**:
Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 12 Months
**Start Date**:
January 2023
**Union Status**:
NSGEU Off&
Cler, Admin Professionals Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**:
$20.3648**:
- **$23.1417 /hour
**Closing Date**:
January 11, 2023 (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 other’s 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.
**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Director of Mental Health and Addictions, the Administrative Assistant II provides high-quality office administrative, secretarial and organizational support to the team/service. The Administrative Assistant supports the multi-disciplinary team and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Acts as general administrative support to members of the team.
- Coordinates appointments and schedules for various clinicians within the service.
- Provides reception duties and patient registration duties for patient visits.
- Books / coordinates events and meetings (including rooms &
equipment set up).
- Coordinates and attends meetings, records and produces minutes as required.
- Responds to patient inquiries.
- Maintains Team/Service communication.
- Actively anticipates and troubleshoots problems.
- Answers phone calls, relays messages, and refers calls with follow up, as appropriate in a timely manner
- Types/transcribes, edits, reports, correspondence, photocopies, faxes and distributes accordingly
- Maintains a high degree of confidentiality with all issues.
- Processes incoming/outgoing mail.
- Prepares cheque requisitions for reimbursement;
purchase requisitions for invoices;
and accounts payable for Finance
- Prepares statistical reports as required.
- Provides coverage for the Garron Centre Admin in their absence (vacation/sick/appointment time)
- Other related duties as assigned
**Hours of Work**:
Monday to Friday, 7.0 hour days
**Your Qualifications**:
- Minimum of a High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
- Graduate from a recognized Secretarial or Office Administration diploma program required.
- Minimum of six (6) months related administrative experience required;
three (3) year’s experience preferred.
- Experience in MEDITECH, SAP, CWS, Access eForms, and/or data entry required
- Advanced working knowledge of MS Office programs required
- Demonstrated initiative, self-motivated and able to work with mínimal supervision required.
- Proven attention to detail, excellent organization, prioritization and analytical skills required.
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills and flexibility in meeting workload demands required.
- Knowledge of MHA program, CAPA, community resources an asset.
- Ability to use Visio, an asset
- Keyboarding speed of 60 w.P.M. an asset
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology an asset.
- Competencies in other languages 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. 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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