Job Description

Kelowna Community Health and Services Centre has an exciting opportunity for a

Permanent part-time Medical Office Assistant

to join their team in Kelowna, B.C. The Medical Office Assistant supports Access Central, which is a new regional virtual service delivered by a centralized interdisciplinary team based in Kelowna. This position will support a centralized, regional, coordinated access to substance use bed-based services, including treatment, transition and stabilization, and supportive recovery.



Hours of work are Days/rotating 08:30 to 16:30

? What to Include with Your Application

Please ensure your application includes:

1. Typing Test

- Minimum 40 wpm, completed within the last 24 months from a recognized institution. Click here for testing details.

2. Medical Office Assistant

- Certificate or proof of course completion

3. Education & Experience

- Grade 12 plus two years' recent related experience (or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)

4. Resume

- Highlighting your skills and relevant experience

5. Cover Letter

- Include your availability to start a new position

How will we help you grow?

Join our clerical team as a casual employee, where you'll enjoy variety, gain valuable experience, and have the chance to grow your career. Work hours range from 0 to 37.5 per week, with shifts available on short notice or pre-scheduled to cover leaves. Many of our team members start in casual roles and transition into permanent positions. Plus, we offer competitive wages, shift premiums, employer-paid training, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program to support you every step of the way.

What Will You Work On?

In this role you will perform a variety of medical office assistant and clerical duties such as:


Registering patients - including scheduling and confirming appointments


Answering telephones, general correspondence, record keeping, chart notes, reports, medical billings


Data entry and word processing, graphic and database applications,


Compiling and entering statistical information,


Writing correspondence including: recording, transcribing and typing forms




Balancing and checking revenue transactions


Managing medical/surgical supplies and equipment and other resource material.


Escorting patients to examination/treatment rooms and ensuring appropriate instruments, procedure trays or other supplies are set up;


Attending sensitive examination procedures and treatments; routine measurements - weight, BMI calculations, eye exams, urinalysis.


Cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment and instruments as well as delivery and disposal of supplies, biological, material and equipment




If you are an experienced Clerk and want to be challenged in your role, come join our team and see why we're one of Canada's Top 100 Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work?

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Education, Training & Experience

Grade 12, Graduation from a Medical Office Assistant course from an accredited Community College, plus Two years recent related experience in a health care setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Valid BC Driver's License as required * Completion of an administered 5 minute typing certificate of 40 wpm in the last 24 months from an approved institution (non-supervised tests are not accepted).