Medical Office Assistant

at  GEM Clinic

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred

STATEMENT OF DUTIES

Under general supervision, the assistant is responsible for making and scheduling patient appointments and surgeries, operating the office switchboard and greeting registering patients upon arrival.

MAIN DUTIES INCLUDE

· Greeting and registering arriving patients in a prompt, pleasant and helpful manner;
· Verifying and updating patient information and data on the patient’s electronic medical record;
· Booking, coordinating and rescheduling patient appointments and surgeries;
· Overseeing the general waiting area, coordinating patient movements and reporting problems or irregularities;
· Operating the clinic switchboard by responding to incoming calls, routing calls to the appropriate department, taking and relaying messages, communicating general clinic information and responding to emergency calls according to established procedures;
· Maintaining patient confidentiality;
· Opening and distributing mail;
· Performing daily opening and closing office procedures as assigned;
· Collecting payment from patients for non-insured services and products, and providing receipts;
· Balancing accounts receivable at the end of the day;
· Faxing referrals and requests for diagnostic testing as requested by physician;
· Making patient reminder calls;
· Performing other related duties within the clinic as assigned;
Thank you in advanced for your interest in GEM Clinic. However, only successful candidates will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In perso