Medical Secretary

7 months ago


Vancouver, Canada PHSA Full time

**Medical Secretary, Site Lab Admin, Vancouver General Hospital**

Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services

Vancouver, BC

**What you’ll do**
- Provide secretarial support to team members of assigned area by typing a variety of technical and non-technical material such as medical reports, policy and procedure updates, reference letters, on-call schedules, labels, correspondence, forms, and spreadsheets by methods such as receiving work requisition, completing item according to instruction and utilizing various word processing and spreadsheet software packages and templates to draft, format and provide graphic enhancement to material/spreadsheets, and forwarding material to originator within established departmental time frames.
- Draft correspondence from verbal instruction and/or handwritten draft for review and signature by originator and/or compose and sign routine correspondence such as form letters when directed.
- Arrange meetings for medical staff by methods such as booking appointments, locating and booking meeting rooms, arranging for audio/visual equipment, notifying applicable personnel and typing and circulating agenda(s) as required; attend meetings when designated by Supervisor to record proceedings, prepare minutes and forward to committee members in accordance with established format.
- Set up and maintains filing systems for a variety of information such as policies and procedures, laboratory data, and minutes by setting up computerized/hard files, updating and creating directories, lists and computerized spreadsheets, alphabetically filing material in hard files and indexing material as appropriate; purge old files and back up computerized files according to standard procedures. File slides, boxes, and requisitions as appropriate and retrieves slides, boxes, and reports according to established procedures. Organize slides and block for rounds as required.
- Make travel arrangements for designated personnel by performing duties such as contacting travel agents, confirming travel dates, obtaining itineraries, compiling information and forwarding to designated staff for approval.
- Identify supplies according to predetermined needs by checking stock, completing internal requisitions to order replacement items for supervisor's signature, verifying receipt of items and stocking shelves as required.
- Photocopy, fax and distribute material such as reports for personnel within Pathology & Laboratory Medicine by receiving items for duplication and operating photocopying or facsimile machine as required.
- Process incoming mail by performing duties such as opening and date stamping mail, forwarding to appropriate team members and preparing outgoing mail such as consults for pick-up.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

**What you bring**

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 12 and two years' recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

You will also have
- Ability to keyboard at 45 w.p.m.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and other related reports.
- Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).

**What we bring**

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too - offering health, wellness, development programs to support you - at work and at home.
- Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations - offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
- Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
- PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
- Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

**Job Type**:Casual

**Wage**:$26.63/hour

**Location**:855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver BC, V5Z 1M9

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