SHANNEX

If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safe, consider an exciting and rewarding career at Shannex. Our communities offer more than a place to work – they welcome and celebrate Great People who inspire meaningful connections while Leading the Way to Better Living™.
Through a new, innovative partnership with Nova Scotia Health (NSH), we are opening the first transitional health facility in our province, in West Bedford. Shannex is the operating partner for the transitional care centre on behalf of Nova Scotia Health. You will have an opportunity to work in a facility with a purpose and design dedicated to providing care to NSH patients in central zone, who no longer require hospital care, but need services before they can safely return to their home and community.
We are searching for a Temporary part-time Receptionist to join our new Transitional Health Facility based in Bedford, Nova Scotia. This position works 12 hour rotational shifts (day & night), based on a biweekly schedule. Please note that this is a one-year temporary term.
The Receptionist performs public contact work in greeting, screening and routing callers and visitors; performs clerical and related tasks as required.
The transitional health model supports NSH patients/families who require additional time, services, and support to transition back to home/community, by providing an alternate space with intentional programming, building design, and resource allocation to increase the probability of returning to their previous living situation.

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

You will be service minded, results oriented, and positive towards change and innovation. You will be a team player who works collaboratively to deliver results and also have the ability to work autonomously. In addition, the selected candidate will have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• A graduate of an approved 2 year Office Administration / Professional Secretarial diploma or university degree (i.e., Bachelor of Secretarial Science)
• Five (5) years of related experience preferred
• Must possess essential secretarial skills, a strong sense of responsibility and confidentiality

ABOUT US

It all began in 1988 when our Founder, Joseph Shannon, purchased a single nursing home in his hometown of Sydney, Cape Breton. For more than three decades, Shannex has grown as a trusted provider of senior accommodations, services and care in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario. Our industry-leading services are inspired by patients and delivered by Parkland Retirement Living and Lifestyle Residences, Shannex Enhanced Care, Faubourg du Mascaret, Care at Home team members and Transitional Health who create an exceptional patient experience and a positive, fulfilling work environment where every voice matters.

• Carries out 12 hour shifts
• Receives and routes telephone calls, greets and directs visitors as appropriate; provides routine information and responds to inquiries from clients, visitors, and staff; refers to appropriate person as necessary.
• Performs a wide variety of typing assignments, which are sometimes confidential in nature; operates personal computer to enter data, draft, edit, revise, and print letters, tables, reports and other material.
• Maintains and distributes all nursing forms.
• Prepares photocopies and facsimiles and operates a variety of office equipment; maintains and distributes office supplies.
• Performs basic, routine bookkeeping functions.
• Establishes, maintains, processes, and updates files, records, and other documents, including master lists, client admissions/ transfers / discharges; maintains client discharge files.
• Monitors fire alarm panel, security alarm panel and front door and follows safety and security duties as per facility policy.
• May book medical appointments and arranges transportation.?
• Ensures client safety by following and applying all standard operational procedures, safe work practices and training provided.
• Maintains and administers boardroom booking calendar for all boardrooms in the office.
• Places and organizes catering for meetings.
• Maintains and supplies security badges, name plates, name badges and keys.