Referral Officer - Neurology Clinic
Req ID: 191084
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: OPCZ Neurology Clinic
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 15-Nov-24
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.
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About the Opportunity
Referral Officer is integral to this process and team; they are the first point of entry for all Neurology subspecialty referrals within Central Zone. A Referral Officer is essential to coordinating referrals received into a single centralized referral wait list. The Referral Officer role is critical in nature. As such, attention to detail is required to ensure the appropriate triage of referrals and that all relevant patient care information is available to facilitate the consult visit with the physician or clinician regarding assessment and/or treatment options.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Grade 12 required
- One-year post-secondary medical office administration program
- Medical Terminology required
- Two (2) years' related experience required
- Recent clerical experience in a hospital setting with Neurology experience required
- If no applicants demonstrate the above qualification; consideration may be given to applicants who have clerical experience in a hospital setting
- Work experience in an ambulatory setting
- Well-developed organization and priority setting skills; able to multi-task
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills dealing with staff, patients, and families
- Working independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to manage stressful situations
- Ability to integrate and utilize information from referral sources and other health care professionals
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full Time; 70 Hours Bi-Weekly
Compensation and Benefits
$23.24 - $26.77 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
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 Admin Professionals 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.
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. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.