Medical Secretary

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: Bilingual
- Hours: 30 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- Medical office management/administration
- Medical/clinical assistant
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Clinic
**Tasks**:

- Interview patients to obtain case histories
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Complete insurance and other claim forms
- Maintain filing system
- Perform general clerical work, such as order supplies and maintain inventory
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Determine and establish office procedures and routines
- Enter and format electronically based medical reports and correspondence and prepare spreadsheets and documents for review
- Initiate and maintain confidential medical files and records
- Prepare draft agendas for meetings and take, transcribe and distribute minutes
- Supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Dictaphone
- MS Word
- Electronic mail
- MS Excel
- MS Windows
**Area of work experience**:

- Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams
- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Financial statements
- Invoices
- Reports and records
- Statistics
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Public transportation is available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is your current level of study?
**Health benefits**:

- Paramedical services coverage
**Long term benefits**:

- Other benefits