Medical Office Assistant - Vancouver, Canada - Collingwood Neighbourhood House

Sophia Lee

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter


Part time
Description

November 21, 2023

Internal/External Job Posting #HC

RISE Community Health Centre

Medical Office Assistant - Part-Time, Permanent
Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) is a not-for-profit Society serving the Renfrew-Collingwood (RC) neighbourhood of East Vancouver.

CNH's mandate is to promote the well-being of the RC community by providing leadership and working collaboratively with individuals, families, agencies and other groups to develop and support inclusive, innovative, sustainable initiatives and services that respond to the community's social, educational, economic, health, cultural and recreational needs.


This is an incredible opportunity be part of the RISE CHC team, where you will work with committed and passionate professionals in the provision of integrated, high quality, holistic health services.


Job Overview

The Medical Office Assistant (MOA) is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of the Community Health Centre by performing administrative tasks and ensuring high-quality customer service to patients.


Medical office assistants support both the front and back of the office, including scheduling appointments, patient communication, filing, stocking rooms and prepping exam rooms for procedures.

Additionally, medical office assistant is expected to handle sensitive information confidentially and ensure smooth operation by accurately completing administrative tasks in a timely manner.


Skills & Qualifications

  • Graduation from a Medical Office Assistant program or equivalent
  • Two or more years of experience working as a MOA in a communitybased primary health care setting.
  • Excellent people and customer service skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience in performing daily administrative tasks and duties of the community health centre.
  • Ability to multitask in a complex and fastpaced situation.
  • An egalitarian philosophy and nonjudgmental attitude (i.e. gender, culture, age, race, sexual orientation, language, ability and more).
  • Previous experience working with culturally and economically diverse populations and marginalized communities.
  • Experience working with an interdisciplinary and culturally diverse teams.
  • Excellent organization, planning, and computer skills.
  • Understanding of medical terminology.
  • Highly motivated with a strong work ethic.
  • Critical thinking skills.
  • Telephone/switchboard skills.
  • Administrative skills (scanning, faxing, linking documents).
  • Experience with urine dipstick, pregnancy, drug testing and taking vital signs such as blood pressure, height and weight.
  • Must be fully vaccinated against COVID19

Assets

  • Fluency in identified nonofficial languages based on neighbourhood demographics.
  • Experience with OSCAR EMR.

Job Details

Salary:
$25.33 per hour to start with progression. Extended health, dental benefits, and pension plan. Paid vacation starting at 2 weeks per year plus paid sick days.


Schedule:
Tuesday-Friday; 28hr/week. Working hours will be Tuesday 10 am-5:30 pm, Wednesday 9 am-4:30 pm, Thursday 11 am-6:30 pm & Friday 11 am-6:30 pm


Expected Start Date:
ASAP for training and orientation


Location:
RISE Community Health Centre (5198 Joyce Street, Vancouver, BC, V5R 4H1) and outreach locations within the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood


Application Process

SUBMIT RESUME AND A COVER LETTER TO:

Nilam Khoja

Community Health Centre Manager, RISE Community Health Centre
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
5198 Joyce Street, Vancouver, BC, V5R 4H1


Please quote reference #HC




CLOSING DATE:
December 12, 2023 at 5 PM


APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A COVER LETTER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent


Salary:
From $25.33 per hour


Benefits:


  • Dental care
  • Extended health care

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Vancouver, BC V5R 4H1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:


  • Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:


  • Dental receptionist: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person

More jobs from Collingwood Neighbourhood House