Medical Administrative Assistant

Employer

VP Health

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

• Coordinate the flow of information
• Interview patients to obtain case histories
• Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Train staff in procedures and in use of current software
• Complete insurance and other claim forms
• Maintain filing system
• Order supplies and maintain inventory
• 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
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service
• Send invoices
• Record and relay information
• Provide directory assistance
• Provide basic information to clients and the public
• Perform clerical duties, such as filing and sorting and distributing mail
• Order office supplies
• Obtain and process information required to provide customer service
• Maintain work records and logs
• Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
• Calculate billing charges
• Arrange teleconferences
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Operate switchboard or telephone system
• Receive and issue payments

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

Morning

Experience

Will train

Employment terms options

Day