medical administrative assistant

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Clinic

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
• 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

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS Windows
• MS Outlook

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

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

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 hours per week