Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $26.63 - $26.63 / hour Detailed Overview: Performs a variety of secretarial and administrative duties such as receiving visitors, typing correspondence, preparing agendas, recording and distributing meeting minutes and other related clerical duties. Responsibilities:

• Types a variety of technical and non-technical documents such as correspondence, reports, medical reports, minutes of meetings, medical billings, statements and reports from written form, drafts and/or dictation; composes correspondence as directed.

• Initiates client's file by obtaining client information from staff and others such as physicians and other health care facilities to complete client file information; interviews the client, relatives and/or friends to obtain information such as personal details.

• Enters information and completes admission and other related forms to the appropriate department; maintains a registry of admissions and/or discharges; completes a variety of standard forms such as medical insurance billing forms.

• Telephones and/or transmits medical and medical- related information to clients, physicians and others according to established procedures.

• Performs secretarial duties such as answering the phone, taking and relaying messages and redirecting calls to the appropriate department; provides information regarding available hospital and/or community resources to clients/families/clients.

• Distributes invoices to clients for a variety of billings and sundry accounts based on billing schedules; receives and records cash payments by the client and takes deposit record and payments to the Cashier; balances daily cash payments against payments from clients; secures cash deposits if the cashier is closed.

• Creates, maintains, updates and compiles statistical and related reports on department activities; researches, organizes and summarizes activities into various reports; sets up and maintains filing systems such as client records and correspondence.

• Maintains records such as statutory holidays, vacations taken and staff evaluation; forwards forms to appropriate area for completion and follow up.

• Maintains adequate inventory of supplies by preparing requisitions for authorization for the manager; attends various meetings and prepares and/or provides information related to meeting agendas, as required.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Education and Experience

Grade 12, medical terminology and two (2) years' recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to keyboard at 50 wpm.
• Ability to communicate effective both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.