Medical Office Assistant

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Skills and Abilities

Work setting
- Health care institution, facility or clinic
Tasks
- Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
- Provide basic information to clients and the public
- Obtain and process information required to provide customer service
- Operate switchboard or telephone system
- Record and relay information
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Perform clerical duties, such as filing and sorting and distributing mail
- Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
- Perform data entry
- Provide customer service
- Initiate and maintain confidential medical files and records
Computer and technology knowledge
- Electronic medical records
- Electronic scheduler
- Word processing software
- MS Office
- Electronic mail
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
Equipment and machinery experience
- Process equipment
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Ability to multitask
- Time management
- Maturity
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Day
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Other benefits
- Parking available