The Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital Looking for Medical Administrative Assistant at Ottawa, ON Full Time

The Department of Surgery is currently looking for a full-time, permanent Administrative Assistants in the Division of General Surgery & Vascular Surgery. Please see below for the details.

Under the general direction of the Surgeon, the employee is responsible to perform a full range of administrative/clinical support services. This will include scheduling OR’s, updating and maintaining patient records, scheduling patient appointments (clinics and special tests), screening incoming calls and emails, scheduling meetings, updating calendars and performing other administrative tasks as required for a clinical environment. The employee will frequently interact with patients, other administrative assistants, surgeons, trainees, nurses and other hospital staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Completion of a High School Diploma
• Completion of a community college medical administrative/secretarial diploma program or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an Administrative Assistant within a clinical environment
• Strong knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Adobe is preferred
• Knowledge of EPIC is preferred
• Experience using Right Fax preferred
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and time-management skills required to work independently in a very busy clinical environment
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Must have ability to multi-task with an attention to detail, demonstrating organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills
• Ability to work well with minimal supervision
• Demonstrates initiative, tact and diplomacy
• Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information
• Ability to work well with others
• Bilingualism in French and English is an asset

COMMENTS TO APPLICANT

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The Department of Surgery is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the selection process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $23.52-$27.72 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

Experience:

• Medical Administrative Assistant: 1 year (preferred)
• Epic EMR: 1 year (preferred)