Relief Medical Office Assistant

JOB POSTING

JOB TITLE: Medical Office Assistant, Relief

CLASSIFICATION: Medical Office Assistant

JOB TYPE: Casual/Relief (no guaranteed weekly hours)

DEPARTMENT: Primary Health Care

REPORTS TO: Manager, Primary Health Care

START DATE: As soon as possible

PAY RANGE: $21.75-26.17 per hour

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Ongoing

SUBMIT TO: https://swchc.bamboohr.com/careers/568

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About SWCHC

We are the Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC), a non-profit, community-governed organization that serves over 16K clients annually. We provide a wide range of health care services such as primary health care, health promotion, community development, mental health and harm reduction. We are deeply connected to the communities we serve. We make our work meaningful for our community by striving to ensure that our team reflect the community we serve.

We work within an anti-racism, anti-oppression framework that acknowledges systemic racism exists and seeks to ensure that systems are fair and equitable for everyone.

JOB SUMMARY

SWCHC is looking for an experienced Medical Office Assistant to work in our busy Primary Health Care clinics.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Education
  • Medical office assistant diploma an asset

• Professional Experience
  • Three- five years’ experience in a clinic setting
  • Knowledge of PS Suites an asset

• Key Competencies
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Able to work effectively in an interprofessional environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Successful criminal reference check, vulnerable sector

• Linguistic profile
  • Bilingual, English, and French preferred, other languages an asset

• Personal Suitability
  • Commitment to the principles of health equity, inclusion, and anti-racism/anti-oppression

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to,

• Scheduling clients
• Appointment registration
• Answering phones
• Maintaining medical files
• Scanning
• Faxing

If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to: https://swchc.bamboohr.com/careers/568

**It is the policy of SWCHC to require COVID-19 immunization for all employees, volunteers, students, and contractors, including those who work off-site with the following exceptions: Persons with a medical reason that prevents them from being vaccinated against COVID-19; Persons with other reasonable considerations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code that restrict them from being vaccinated against Covid 19 vaccination.**

Somerset West Community Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer who values the diversity of individuals in our programs and services.

We welcome and encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and racialized communities, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, LGBTQ+ people; people with disabilities; and members of other equity seeking groups. Applicants are encouraged to share accessibility needs in the application process, and every attempt will be made to accommodate them.

Due to the high volume of applicants, we can neither confirm receipt of nor respond to inquiries regarding your application. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.