Medical Office Assistant

Interior Health Authority; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Training opportunities

Vacation pay

Insurance premiums

Extended health & dental

Municipal Pension Plan

Work-life balance

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Interior Health Authority in Kamloops, British Columbia, seeks a Relief Full-Time Medical Office Assistant to support patient care in a busy clinic at Thompson Park Mall. The role requires a Medical Office Assistant Certificate and a typing test (40+ NWPM) with two years of related experience.

Hours are rotating days (08:30–16:30). You will perform clerical duties such as scheduling, data entry, and medical record keeping, while providing compassionate patient service.

Qualifications

• Typing test (40+ NWPM) must have been completed in the last 24 months.
• Medical Office Assistant Certificate is required.
• Resume showing two years of related experience.
• Cover Letter stating availability to start and on-call.

Responsibilities

• Register patients and schedule/confirm appointments.
• Answer telephones, handle correspondence, and maintain records.
• Data entry and word processing, and manage medical billings.
• Balance revenue transactions and manage medical/surgical supplies.
• Escort patients to examination rooms and prepare instruments.
• Sterilize equipment and dispose of supplies properly.

Skills

Typing test 40+ NWPM

Data entry

Telephone skills

Education

Medical Office Assistant Certificate

Job description

Interior Health is seeking a Relief Full-Time Medical Office Assistant to join our team in Kamloops, British Columbia. This position is based at Thompson Park Mall and offers an exciting opportunity to support patient care in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Hours of work are rotating days – 08:30 to 16:30

Days Of Work: Mon Tues 1st week, Mon Tues Wed 2nd week

Days Off: Sun, Thurs, Fri, Sat, STAT

What We Offer

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended health & dental coverage
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Work-life balance
• Opportunities for career advancement

What Will You Work On?

In this role you will perform a variety of medical office assistant and clerical duties such as:

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

What should your application include?

• A 5-minute typing test (40+ NWPM) from a recognized institution, completed within the past 24 months (non-supervised tests not accepted)
• A Medical Office Assistant Certificate;
• Your Resume outlining two year’s recent related experience, Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
• A Cover Letter stating your availability to start in a new position and on-call, casual work (i.e. days of the week).

Come join our team and see why we’re one of B.C.’s Top Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work?