administrative assistant, medical

Additional Information

• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Urban area

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
• Supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software
• Send invoices
• Record and relay information
• Provide directory assistance
• Provide emergency services
• Provide basic information to clients and the public
• Perform clerical duties, such as filing and sorting and distributing mail
• Maintain work records and logs
• Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
• Calculate billing charges
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Operate switchboard or telephone system
• Receive and issue payments

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Word
• Electronic mail
• MS Windows
• Word processing software
• Presentation software
• MS Outlook
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week