Medical Office Assistant

Interior Health Authority; Keremeos; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health authority is seeking a casual Medical Office Assistant for the South Similkameen Health Centre in Keremeos, BC. This role involves clerical tasks such as scheduling appointments, obtaining medical information, and providing customer service. Applicants should have a Grade 12 education, relevant experience, and skills in typing and medical terminology. Flexible work hours and opportunities for growth are offered.

Benefits

Opportunities for permanent employment

Flexible work environment

Excellent benefits for permanent roles

Qualifications

• Recent related experience in a medical office setting.
• Certification in Medical Terminology.
• Typing test completed within the last 48 months.

Responsibilities

• Perform clerical duties for medical staff.
• Schedule patient appointments and maintain records.
• Obtain medical information and complete standard forms.
• Receive and record payments, issuing change and receipts.
• Type correspondence, medical reports, and billing statements.
• Communicate test results to patients and doctors.

Skills

Typing (minimum 45 wpm)

Medical Terminology

Clerical skills

Customer service

Education

Grade 12 diploma

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a casual Medical Office Assistant to join our friendly team at the South Similkameen Health Centre in Keremeos, B.C. This role offers rotating daytime shifts, Monday to Saturday, between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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.

What To Include With Your Application

Please ensure your application includes:

• Typing Test – Minimum 45 wpm, completed within the last 48 months from a recognized institution. Click here for testing details.
• Medical Terminology – Certificate or proof of course completion
• Education & Experience – Grade 12 plus two years’ recent related experience (or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)
• Resume – Highlighting your skills and relevant experience
• Cover Letter – Include your availability to start a new position
  
  

How Will We Help You Grow?

Interior Health offers excellent benefits for permanent and temporary roles 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?

This position performs clerical and cashier duties for medical staff under the general direction of the Site Manager, such as:

• Clerical duties - answering the telephone, scheduling patient appointments and maintaining records of appointments;
• Obtains medical information from patients and completes a variety of standard forms;
• Obtains patients’ charts, medical reports, lab results and x-rays;
• Receives/records payments and issues change and receipts;
• Types technical and non-technical material - correspondence, medical reports, statements, medical billings, revisions or dictating machines;
• Telephones or transmits test results and medical information to patients, physicians and others;
• Arranges referrals to other health care providers and books patient appointments with out of town specialists and diagnostic service agencies;
  
  

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