Medical office assistant

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

Tasks

• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Receive and issue payments
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Provide customer service
• Order supplies and maintain inventory
• Maintain filing system
• Interview patients to obtain case histories
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Complete insurance and other claim forms
• 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
• Coordinate the flow of information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Shift
• Flexible hours
• Morning
• Day
• Weekend
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week