Medical Secretary - Toronto, Canada - Sinai Health

Sinai Health

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

_This is a temporary full-time assignment for twelve (12) months._

Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre with a provincial, national and international reputation for discovering and delivering life-changing care.

We provide excellent and compassionate care in hospital, community and home.

Comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care, we translate scientific breakthroughs, push boundaries for health solutions, and educates future clinical and scientific leaders.

To support us on our journey, Sinai Health is looking for a
Medical Secretary to support the
Department of Medicine at our
Mount Sinai Hospital Campus.

As a Medical Secretary you will provide administrative support and expertise to the General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine Clinics at Mount Sinai Hospital.

These clinics are Resident/Trainee-Based Clinics. As a result, working with residents/trainees is a key part of the clinic.

The range of responsibilities includ

e:

reception duties, answering telephone calls, scheduling patient appointments, faxing and coordinating patient specialist referrals, and other general administrative and clerical duties.

The Medical Secretary will be responsible for:

Schedules and coordinates all patient appointments for clinics or procedures
Prepares patient charts for daily clinics and makes sure all results are filed in chart
Supports Validation of OHIP health cards and MSH cards, registration of all ambulatory visits in Cerner/PM Launch
Reviews messages and transfers messages to physicians and or the clinic's clinical nurse specialists with patient chart for followup and preparing charts for new patient referrals as required
Establishes forms, tables, spread sheets, etc. to capture monthly statistics
Process all dictated clinical notes (i

e:
fax to referring physicians), and posting others onto the hospital Cerner electronic health record.

Functions in a public relations role with both "walkin" and telephone clients; provides timely, friendly and informative service
Works collaboratively with other administrative support staff and the clinic's clinical nurse specialists.
Participates in other miscellaneous administrative duties as assigned

Job Requirements

Successful completion of a college diploma preferably in the field of Medical Secretarial studies or Office Administration from an accredited educational institution
Minimum of two (2) years of related experience (working in a clinic/health environment preferred)
Applicants with proven equivalent recent and related training and experience may be considered
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
Proficiency with medical terminology preferred
Strong work ethic; positive, client focused attitude; superior professionalism; dependability and reliability; demonstrated commitment to providing outstanding customer service
Demonstrated written/oral communication and presentation skills; excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills; ability to effectively convey factual information and detailed explanations
Exceptional time management, organizational and selfplanning skills displaying flexibility by adjusting work schedules according to changing priorities, meeting demanding deadlines and producing high quality work
Demonstrated ability to make decisions, exercise good judgment, discretion and initiative when dealing with confidential information and/or in responding to inquiries
Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history