Medical Office Assistant
- Kelowna, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Are you a highly organized, customer-focused professional who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment? Kelowna Community Health and Services Centre is seeking a Relief Full-Time Medical Office Assistant to join our dedicated team and play a vital role in supporting quality patient care.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative healthcare team where your administrative expertise, attention to detail, and commitment to exceptional service help make a difference in the lives of patients and families every day.
Hours of work are rotating, 08:00 to 16:00, 08:30 to 16:30, 10:00 to 18:00, 12:00 to 20:00
Days off: rotating
What We Offer
In this role you will perform a variety of medical office assistant and clerical duties such as:
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative healthcare team where your administrative expertise, attention to detail, and commitment to exceptional service help make a difference in the lives of patients and families every day.
Hours of work are rotating, 08:00 to 16:00, 08:30 to 16:30, 10:00 to 18:00, 12:00 to 20:00
Days off: rotating
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
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
- A 5-minute typing test (40+ NWPM) from a recognized institution, completed within the past 24 months (non-supervised tests not accepted). Click here for testing details.
- 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).
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Responsibilities
Register patients and manage appointments, calls, correspondence, records, chart notes, reports, billing, data entry, and revenue transactions. Support clinical procedures by preparing rooms and supplies, escorting patients, taking routine measurements, and cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
Requirements
Applicants must provide a Medical Office Assistant Certificate or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, along with a resume outlining two years of recent related experience. A recognized-institution typing test of at least 40 net words per minute, completed within the past 24 months and not unsupervised, is required; applicants must also state their availability in a cover letter.
Skills
- Patient Registration
- Appointment Scheduling and Confirmation
- Telephone and Customer Service
- Medical Records Management
- Data Entry
- Word Processing
- Database Applications
- Medical Billing
- Statistical Data Entry
- Typing and Transcription
- Revenue Reconciliation
- Medical Supply Management
- Patient Escorting
- Routine Patient Measurements
- Medical Equipment Cleaning and Sterilization
- Clerical Administration
Benefits
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Employer-Paid Training and Education Opportunities
- Employer-Paid Vacation
- Employer-Paid Insurance Premiums
- Extended Health and Dental Coverage
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Work-Life Balance
- Career Advancement Opportunities
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Medical Office Assistant
- Medical Office Assistant Certificate
- Patient Registration
- Appointment Scheduling
- Appointment Confirmation
- Medical Records
- Chart Notes
- Medical Billing
- Data Entry
- Word Processing
- Database Applications
- Statistical Information
- Transcription
- Typing Test
- Revenue Transactions
- Medical and Surgical Supplies
- Examination Rooms
- Procedure Trays
- Patient Measurements
- BMI Calculations
- Eye Exams
- Urinalysis
- Medical Equipment Sterilization
- Biological Materials
- 40 Net Words Per Minute