Clinic Assistant - Medical

Overview

A family medicine clinic located at Fenton Road, Markham is looking to hire an experienced Clinic Assistant - Medical on a permanent full-time basis (35 hours per week).

Wages:
$34.35 /hour

Language:

English

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Experience:

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Asset Language:

• Sinhala

On site:

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities:

• Administer tests using equipment, instruct patients on test procedures and record results, and monitor, check and calibrate auditory equipment
• Assist health care professionals
• Assist physicians in the assessment of patients
• Carry out treatment programs, under the direction of physiotherapists and/or occupational therapists, to rehabilitate patients with various injuries or disabilities
• Develop information materials for patients
• Follow through on treatment programs with patients
• Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
• Set up and dismantle equipment
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
• Record vital signs
• Clean and dress wounds
• Remove casts, sutures and pins
• Maintain supplies
• Maintain inventory of equipment
• Perform general clerical duties
• Prepare and maintain cleanliness of collection areas
• Process files and paperwork
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Take patients' general medical and ophthalmic history
• Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
• Order supplies and equipment
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Supervise staff or team

Work Setting:

• Medical Clinic or facility
• Private practice

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing and walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching and kneeling

Personal Suitability:

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Flexibility and initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgment, organized and reliability
• Team player

Computer and technology skills:

• MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word)
• MS Windows

Other benefits:

• Paid time off
• Free parking available