Therapy assistant - medical
Total Health Pharmacy
Newmarket
Permanent
Full time
$36 per hour
Therapy assistant - medical
Total Health Pharmacy
$36 per hour
Permanent
Salary
$36 per hour
Job Type
Permanent, Full time
Experience
0 to 2 years
Education
CEGEP (DEC, AEC)
Category
Administrative / Clerk
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Office of health care professional
- Home care and visiting care agency
- Medical clinic
- Private practice
- Pharmacy or drugstore
- Community or retail pharmacy
Level of expertise
- Assistant
Tasks
- Assist health care professionals
- Develop information materials for patients
- Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
- Maintain prescription records
- Set up and dismantle equipment
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
- Maintain supplies
- Maintain inventory of equipment
- Perform general clerical duties
- Process files and paperwork
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
- Order supplies and equipment
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Advise on use and appropriateness of goods or parts
- Take body or limb measurements of patients
- Maintain accurate records
- Interpret physician's specification
- Instruct in the use of rehabilitative techniques, prosthetic devices and wheelchairs
- Arrange for billing for services
- Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
- Bill third party insurers
- Help with scheduling and workflow
- Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the right quantities of drugs and other ingredients
- Prepare medications for clients
- Install medical equipment
- Help pharmacists
- Enter client information in databases
- Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate
- Coordinate patient care
- Assist with maintenance and repair of medical equipment
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Pharmacy technician Certification
- First Aid Certificate
Computer and technology knowledge
- Kroll Software
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
Area of specialization
- Physiotherapy
- Prescription drugs
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Shift
- Morning
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Gratuities
- Group insurance benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
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