Job Description

Clerical Assistant

Primary Purpose: To provide clerical support and customer service for the Veterinary Medical Centre (VMC)

Nature of Work: Reporting to the senior clerical assistant, this position works within the VMC main office to coordinate and deliver clerical services. Work involves frequent interruptions, constant deadlines, and balancing multiple, competing priorities in a high-volume office. This position requires an understanding of the unit's function, policies, and practices with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Typical Duties: Coordination and delivery of all VMC office functions; coordination of the Sask Polytech Veterinary Technology program; provide transcription services for radiology, medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, dentistry, radiation oncology, and other specialty services within the hospital; process equipment repairs; purchasing/budgetary responsibilities such as ledgering and filing, reconciliation of accounts and daily cash deposits; procurement of services/supplies and other duties as required in the absence of the senior clerical assistant.

Qualifications

Education: Completion of a recognized business college course with accounting/bookkeeping, medical terminology, and transcription.

Experience: Two to five years of related office experience, preferably in a university setting.

Skills: Proficiency with medical transcription and terminology; exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal; demonstrated organizational and time management skills; proven ability to work on multiple tasks/projects with competing demands to meet deadlines; ability to work both independently and as part of a team; ability to maintain attention to detail and a high level of accuracy; thorough knowledge of accounting/bookkeeping; familiarity and experience with the University's UNIFI and About US systems; proficiency with Word, WordPerfect, Excel, PowerPoint, web based platforms; and experience with voice recognition systems such as Dragon.

Department: Veterinary Medical Centre
Status: Term 12 months with the possibility of extension
Employment Group: CUPE 1975
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Salary: The salary range, based on 1.0 FTE, is $23.12 - 30.31 per hour. The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable): Operational Services
Salary Phase/Band: Phase 4
Posted Date: 11/2/2022
Closing Date: 11/29/2022
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus

The successful applicant will be required to provide the following current verification(s) where 'Yes' is indicated below. Further information is available at:

Criminal Record Check: Not Applicable
Driver's License and Abstract Check: Not Applicable
Education/Credential Verification: Not Applicable
Vulnerable Sector Check: Not Applicable

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