Medical Secretary

The West Elgin Community Health Centre is located in the beautiful rural community of West Lorne, Ontario conveniently situated a half hour outside of London and Chatham.

**The Centre is recruiting for a casually employed medical secretary. This position does not offer a set schedule.**

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Exceptional service aligning with the Centre’s values.
- Work with primary health and allied health professionals providing administrative support as needed, schedule client, specialist and diagnostic testing appointments, prepare referral and consultation letters as directed. Prepare, maintain, track and file client charts. Other duties as assigned.

**What Do you Bring to the Position?**
- Kind and empathetic service skills, strong emotional intelligence, non
- judgmental, compassionate, collaborative, accountable, and respectful with a keen focus on excellence, equity and inclusion.
- Medical secretary certificate or equivalent relevant work experience preferred.
- Verification of full Covid-19 vaccination status or verified medical exemption required.
- Police record check with vulnerable sector required.

**ABOUT US**:
The West Elgin Community Health Centre has served our rural communities for 30 years. We work alongside extraordinary people at the Centre. We are very proud to be a part of an alliance of community health centres across the province where we focus on improving the health and wellbeing of people and communities. We continue to value and advocate for a more inclusive society.

We believe that housing, education, food and the environment all play a role in health and well-being. We also believe that language, literacy and poverty should not get in the way of receiving great care.

Our team provides primary health care, illness prevention and health promotion services as well as a range of community programs primarily to the residents of Dutton Dunwich and West Elgin municipalities. Our diabetes services are open to anyone and are offered at multiple locations in Elgin County.

We strive for a healthy and supportive work environment valuing compassion, excellence, collaboration, accountability, respect and equity. Our vision supports a vibrant and caring community, people and workplace.

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $21.61-$25.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee assistance program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person