Medical office assistant

Location: East Kootenays (Fernie)

Sea to Sky Orthopaedics is looking for a Medical Office Assistant with excellent patient service and organizational skills to join their team. Offering a wage of $22 to $25 per hour to start based on experience and a friendly team environment. This position entails a blend of administrative and clinical duties, providing a unique opportunity to support both patients and healthcare professionals.

About the Role, Benefits & Perks:
Full-time, 40 hours per week
Wage starting in the range of $22 to $25 per hour based on experience.
Monday to Friday with some scheduling flexibility to support work/life balance.
Flexibility to work in both offices as needed is required.
Health Spending Accounts
2 weeks of paid vacation plus an extra day on your birthday.
Friendly and hardworking team in a supportive work environment.

The Perfect Candidate:
Experience working in an office environment with administrative and customer service skills.
Medical Office Assistant experience and certification is an asset but not required.
Strong computer skills including MS Office Suite (Excel) and knowledge of patient management records (EMR’s) such as Plexia and Jane.
Great communication skills; professional and personable.
Work well with in a team environment and independently.
Balance competing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities Include:

Regular administrative and reception duties: registers patients, answers telephone, general correspondence, record keeping, chart notes, reports, medical billings, data entry and word processing, records, transcribes, types, drafts, creates, updates all forms of correspondence.
Communicating with labs, healthcare providers, and insurance companies.
Scheduling and confirming appointments.
Leading patients to exam rooms and optimizing clinic flow.
Maintaining medical inventory by coordinating new supplies as needed.

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