Medical Office Assistant

Position Summary
Sparwood Health Unit has an exciting opportunity for a Casual Medical Office Assistant to join their team in Sparwood, B.C.

Hours of work are days, Monday to Friday - 08:30 to 16:30, 09:00 to 17:00.

This is a Casual opportunity. Casual means there are no guaranteed hours and work requirements can vary from 0 - 37.5 hours per week. Many careers with us begin with casual employment and lead to permanent or temporary career opportunities.

How will we help you grow?
Interior Health offers excellent benefits and many opportunities to maximize your skills. We are an organization where you have room to grow in a place where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you.

What Will You Work On?
In this role you will perform a variety of medical office assistant and clerical duties such as:

1. Registering patients – including scheduling and confirming appointments
2. Answering telephones, general correspondence, record keeping, chart notes, reports, medical billings
3. Data entry and word processing, graphic and database applications
4. Compiling and entering statistical information
5. Writing correspondence including: recording, transcribing and typing forms
6. Balancing and checking revenue transactions
7. Managing medical/surgical supplies and equipment and other resource material
8. Escorting patients to examination/treatment rooms and ensuring appropriate instruments, procedure trays or other supplies are set up
9. Attending sensitive examination procedures and treatments; routine measurements - weight, BMI calculations, eye exams, urinalysis
10. Cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment and instruments as well as delivery and disposal of supplies, biological material and equipment

What should your application include?

1. A current Typing Test 40 wpm or greater completed within past 24 months from a recognized institution
2. A Medical Office Assistant Certificate
3. Your Resume
4. A Cover Letter stating your availability to start in a new position

If you are an experienced Medical Office Assistant/Clerk and want to be challenged in your role while working with a solid and experienced team in a wonderful working environment, Apply Today!

Qualifications
Education, Training & Experience

1. Grade 12
2. Graduation from a Medical Office Assistant course from an accredited Community College, plus
3. Two years recent related experience in a health care setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
4. Valid BC Driver’s License

Skills and Abilities:

1. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others in a fast-paced health centre environment
2. Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks and work roles
3. Ability to work as an effective member of an integrated administrative team
4. Ability to communicate effectively using all communication vehicles
5. Ability to type a minimum of 40 wpm
6. Demonstrated proficiency in computer word processing, spreadsheet applications, and specialized clinical information systems
7. Demonstrated ability to utilize and understand Medical Terminology
8. Ability to operate related equipment
9. Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
10. Ability to follow detailed instructions
11. Ability to use a high degree of tact and diplomacy in working with others