Northwest Natural Medicine Hiring for Medical Front Office Administrative Assistant Job at Milwaukie, OR Full Time

We are a small passionate single practitionar naturopathic clinic offering high quality natural alternative healthcare to our patient family. We are committed to providing a healing environment to our patients through excellent service and a highly positive work environment. We incorporate a model of mind/body/spirit in our approach to medicine. We build lasting relationships with our patients and their families

This is a full time position, approximately 32 (+) hours per week (M-F, no weekends). This job does not require previous medical experience as we are willing to train the right individual.

The starting hourly rate for this position is $16.00-$18.00, depending on experience. A review will be done at 90 days and regularly thereafter to assess performance and compensation adjustments.

Benefits are accrued vacation after first year of employment, paid holidays, monthly health insurance allowance to spend on insurance premiums or as employee chooses.

Our clinic’s mission is designed around a concept of helping people make the necessary changes in their lives to address the cause of illness in order to live a healthier life, free from symptoms and disease. We strive for an environment that encourages both self-care and self-healing. It is very important that the person we hire has a personal connection with self-care as we advocate for our employee’s well-being in order to be happier and more effective at their job.

This position gives a balance of being able to be both in front of people and connect with them, while also offering an environment to have some alone time focusing on a consistent workflow.

Through the years we have had wonderful employees who have learned a great deal in this position.

Ideal Candidate

You are a confident, adaptable, flexible, spontaneous, and personable individual to join our small, single-practitioner Naturopathic clinic in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Must enjoy being around people because this position requires direct interactions with individuals. You are the first person the patients see as they come into the clinic and the last one they see when they check out.

You are excellent with people, able to build a rapport quickly, service oriented, welcoming, grounded and confident with your capabilities, willing to make mistakes, willing to learn from your mistakes, trustworthy, ethical and an open-communicator.

Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.

Must have impeccable attention to details.

Must have excellent multi-tasking abilities and be able to follow procedural guidelines when working with people in this role. You have the ability to be highly-attentive during every interaction, while managing multiple tasks at the same time. We are seeking someone who can do more than one thing at a time while maintaining a connection with the patient and the doctor and also anticipating the next step.

Must have computer knowledge and working experience with various office programs, including Microsoft office and word processing. Our medical software program (Medisoft/CHARM) is used for scheduling and accounting. You will be trained on these programs

Skills & Responsibilities

This position does require that you are extremely proficient with numbers and detail.

Office experience and proficiency with answering multiple phone lines, scheduling, filing, typing, and bookkeeping / accounting is a plus.

Additional responsibilities include, communicating directly with laboratories, light cleaning of the office as needed, running weekly reports, stocking inventory, collecting at visit from patients, managing accounting transactions.

If interested in position, please send your resume/cover letter and the answers to these 3 questions to the email provided.

1) In relation to the ideal candidate that we outlined in our job posting, what qualities do you possess that would make you the right fit?

2) Why do you want to work at a small Naturopathic medical clinic?

3) Where would you like to be in 5 years?

We will contact you if you are considered for an interview. Thank you for your interest 🙂

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 – $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Healthcare setting:

• Clinic
• Private practice

Medical specialties:

• Holistic Medicine

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Per state authority, masks are still required in healthcare settings. We DO NOT require a vaccine to work here.

Application Question(s):

• How many years experience working with numbers do you have and in what specificity?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Customer Service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Computer Skills: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location