Medical Secretary

Job title:

Medical Secretary

Company

Shriners Children’s

Job description

Company Overview:Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada provides ultra-specialized short-term orthopedic care to children in Quebec, other Canadian provinces, the United States and around the world. Affiliated with the Réseau universitaire intégré de santé et service sociaux McGill (RUISSS), the hospital promotes excellence and innovation in care, teaching and research. Working at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada means working in a patient and family centered care environment where there are many opportunities for professional development. You will work in an innovative, creative and multidisciplinary environment focused on improving the quality of life of children and their families.With its committed and dedicated staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada has been helping children reach their full potential for over 90 years.Job Overview:Number of positions: 1Day shiftPermanent part-time position (possibility of becoming full-time)Salary: $ 24,56 to $ 28,33We are currently looking for one Medical Secretary to work in our Medical Archives departement.Reporting to the Manager of Health Information Services, the medical secretary will be called upon to support the entire interdisciplinary team in clerical or clinical-administrative tasks and to perform medical transcription.Responsibilities:Assist one or more physicians or professionals and the working team in their administrative and professional functions.Prepare and enter medical records, reports and requests for analyses, operating protocols or other work into the computer dictated from a central digital dictation and voice recognition system.Provide customer service by greeting users, receiving and transmitting messages to the staff concerned and to users.Open mail, draft correspondence and maintain file folders.Have knowledge of medical terminology and medical transcription in hospitals.Respond to requests for information within her area of responsibility.Regarding Patient SafetyReports what may represent a potential hazard to staff, patients or visitors (these potential hazards may be biological and infectious, chemical, environmental and mechanical, physical or psychosocial);Attends the emergency measures orientation session and other safety related in-service conferences.Keeps updated with respect to policies and procedures and other relevant material regarding these matters (for example: know the various emergency codes; complete the self-learning modules available on SHINE);Keeps updated with regards to his/her own professional and/or job-related knowledge and practices and ensure that any professional license and/or certification is on file with the employer. Qualifications:Academic requirementsASP in medical secretarial studies or DEP in secretarial studies with relevant experience as a medical secretary issued by a school recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport or the equivalent (specialization in medical secretarial studies of 450 hours or in medical terminology or AEC in medical transcription or AEC in medical assistant of 60 hours);Key competenciesKnowledge of medical terminology (specialization in medical transcription);Knowledge of using a central digital dictation system;Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute;Have an adequate knowledge of spoken French;Thorough mastery of written English;Demonstrate initiative and be autonomous;Respect for confidentiality, discretion and interpersonal skills;Successful completion of qualification tests related to the duties.

Expected salary

Location

Montreal, QC

Job date

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 03:03:54 GMT

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