Medical Office Assistant

Victorian Hospital in Kaslo has an exciting opportunity for a Casual Medical Office Assistant to joining their team in Kalso, B.C. Hours of work are rotating days - 07:30 to 16:00, 08:00 to 16:30, 08:30 to 17:00.

The Urgent and Primary Care Centres (UPCC) use a team-based approach and include a variety of health-care professionals who closely work together to provide your care. The UPCC Medical Office Assistant will work in collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and other health professionals, such as a social workers, mental health workers and physiotherapists.

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.

How will we help you grow?
Interior Health offers excellent benefits 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?
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

What should your application include?
•A current Typing Test 40 wpm or greater completed within past 24 months from a recognized institution;
•A Medical Office Assistant Certificate;
•A current valid BC Driver’s License;
•Your Resume;
•A Cover Letter stating your availability to start in a new position.

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

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