Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-5:00pm

Start Date: August 1, 2024

This position performs a variety of medical office assistant and clerical duties, such as:

• Regular administrative and reception duties: registers patients, answers telephone, general correspondence, record keeping, chart notes, reports, medical billings, data entry and word processing, graphic and database applications, compiles and enters statistical information, records, transcribes, types, drafts, creates, updates all forms of correspondence

• Schedules and confirms client appointments

• Receives, records, checks, and balances revenue transactions and petty cash

• Maintains medical/surgical supplies, and equipment

• Clinical support - escorting to examination/treatment room and ensuring appropriate instruments, procedure trays, or other supplies are set up; attends sensitive examination procedures and treatments; routine measurements - weight, BMI calculations, eye exams, urinalysis

• Cleans and sterilizes medical equipment and instruments

• Delivers and disposes of supplies, biologicals, materials, and equipment

Qualifications:

• Grade 12

• Graduation from a Medical Office Assistant Certificate Program from an accredited Community College

• Two years recent related experience in a health care setting; Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

• Current valid BC Driver's License

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to type at 50wpm

• Strong customer service orientation

• Demonstrated ability to communicate with a variety of individuals using compassion and tact

• Strong sense of teamwork and demonstrated ability to work effectively with others in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to communicate effectively over the phone, in-person and through email

• Demonstrated ability to utilize and understand Medical Terminology. Knowledge of EMRs: EMR, scheduling, JANE, Input, billings (will have to be trained if not proficient)