administrative assistant, medical

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Clinic
• Hospital/medical facility or clinic
• Physician's office

Tasks

• Interview patients to obtain case histories
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Complete insurance and other claim forms
• Maintain filing system
• Perform general clerical work, such as order supplies and maintain inventory
• Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Enter and format electronically based medical reports and correspondence and prepare spreadsheets and documents for review
• Initiate and maintain confidential medical files and records
• Prepare draft agendas for meetings and take, transcribe and distribute minutes
• Supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Word
• Electronic mail
• MS Excel
• MS Windows

Area of work experience

• Correspondence
• Financial statements
• Invoices
• Reports and records

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week