Clinical Assistant (Medical Office Assistant) - Casual

Vancouver Coastal Health • West Vancouver, BC

17h • CA$28 - CA$30 • Onsite

About The Position

Come work as a Clinical Assistant with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) in the Chronic Disease Services team at West Vancouver Community Health Centre! Within the context of a client service culture and the policies and procedures of Vancouver Coastal Health reporting to the Manager or delegate provides extensive clinical and clerical medical office duties to support the smooth function of the Primary Health Care Clinic/Program.

Requirements

• Grade 12, graduation from a Medical Office Assistant program, one (1) year of recent, related clinical medical office support experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Working knowledge of clinical policies, procedures and objectives.
• Working knowledge of community resources and agencies.
• Working knowledge of office procedures.
• Business writing skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to perform basic medical tests and accurately assess and record results in medical files.
• Ability to respond independently and effectively to emergent situation and effectively present health information to individuals.
• Ability to keyboard 5,000 keystrokes per hour.
• Exceptional customer service and communication skills.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team.
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain satisfactory work relationships with clients and staff.
• Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with coworkers, clients and staff from other agencies.
• Demonstrated skill in using a variety of office equipment and computer software programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides extensive clinical and clerical medical office duties to support the smooth function of the Primary Health Care Clinic/Program.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree