Posted 5 days ago
Medical Office Assistant
@ Somerset West Community Health Centre
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Somerset West Community Health Centre is hiring a Medical Office Assistant for a 6-month term, 35 hours a week, in its Primary Health Care clinics in Eccles/Rosemount. The role handles client scheduling, registration, phones and medical files, and pays $23.19 to $28.00 per hour plus a comprehensive compensation package. The posting asks for 3 to 5 years of clinic experience and a successful criminal reference check including vulnerable sector screening.
Pay:
$23.19–$28 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Planifier les rendez-vous des clients
- Enregistrer les rendez-vous
- Répondre aux appels téléphoniques
- Tenir à jour les dossiers médicaux
- Numériser et transmettre des documents par télécopieur
Requirements summary:
- 3 à 5 ans d'expérience en milieu clinique
- Diplôme d'assistant en bureau médical (atout)
- Connaissance de PS Suite (atout)
- Vérification de antécédents criminels, incluant le secteur vulnérable
- Français de travail (préféré)
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-03
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Administrative |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 35 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Background checks | criminal record, vulnerable sector |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Racialized people, People with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Medical Office Assistant |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Somerset West Community Health Centre
Saved company profile
Historical company information from a saved The Jobs API profile (LinkedIn/Crunchbase fields). It is not live-verified; figures may have changed. Missing values remain unknown.
Full company description
Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) is a interprofessional agency offering a diverse spectrum of programming, in order to promote optimal health and social well-being among community members. Priority is given to individuals with unique needs, including single parent families, those who are financially insecure, new Canadians, and persons coping with various disabilities. SWCHC welcomes and supports individuals of all gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, and ethnicities. SWCHC serves a large multicultural area in Ottawa’s centre west, including Dalhousie, Hintonburg, Mechanicsville, and West Wellington, with a population of approximately 40,000 persons. Much of the community’s population is made up of new immigrants to Canada, who face many struggles which for many include a lack of English language skills.
- LinkedIn followers
- 3,739
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 192
- Reported office locations
- 55 Eccles Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6S3, CA
- Business categories
- Social
- Health Care
- Communities
- Education
- Non Profit
- Charity
- Other recorded names
- Somerset West Community Health Centre
- Specialties
- Primary Health Care
- Counselling
- Community Development
- and Social Services
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) is a interprofessional agency offering a diverse spectrum of programming, in order to promote optimal health and social well-being among community members. Priority is given to individuals with unique needs, including single parent families, those who are financially insecure, new Canadians, and persons coping with various disabilities. SWCHC welcomes and supports…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Specialties | Primary Health CareCounsellingCommunity Developmentand Social Services |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 10 |
| View page |
Career Opportunity
Job Title: Medical Office Assistant
Classification: Medical Office Assistant
Department: Primary Health Care
Job Type: TERM 6 months 1.0FTE (35hs a week)
Location: Eccles/Rosemount
Reporting to: Manager, Primary Health Care
Compensation: $23.19/hr-$28.00/hr plus a comprehensive compensation package
Deadline to apply: November 17, 2026.
_________________________________________________________
About Us
We are Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC), a non-profit, community-governed organization that serves over 18,000 clients annually. Established in 1978, SWCHC provides a wide range of health care services such as primary health care, health promotion, community development, mental health, and harm reduction. We are deeply connected to the communities we serve and committed to removing barriers to accessing services for people who experience vulnerabilities because of their age, income, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity, and language or culture.
SWCHC strives to ensure that our team reflects the communities we serve. We work within an anti-racist, anti-oppressive framework that acknowledges the existence and impacts of systemic racism and seeks to ensure that systems are fair and equitable for everyone.
What the Program Entails
SWCHC is well known for its excellent Community Health Centre (CHC) model and its professional health services team, but it has also become a leader in offering a wide range of community-building activities and advocacy programs. Our team of doctors, nurses, dietitians and more offer a range of medical services.
What You’ll Do
SWCHC is looking for an experienced Medical Office Assistant to work in our busy Primary Health Care clinics.
_________________________________________________________
What We’re Looking For
◈ Your Education Path
- Medical Office Assistant diploma (an asset)
◈ Life and Work Experience
- 3–5 years’ experience in a clinic setting
- Knowledge of PS Suite (an asset)
- Successful criminal reference check, including vulnerable sector screening
◈ Required Language
- Fluency in English required.
- Working knowledge of French preferred
- Other languages considered an asset.
What You Bring to the Table
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in an interprofessional environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficient computer skills
- Commitment to the principles of health equity, inclusion, and anti-racism/anti-oppression
_________________________________________________________
Your Day-to-Day at a Glance
As our Medical Office Assistant, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Scheduling clients
- Appointment registration
- Answering phones
- Maintaining medical files
- Scanning
- Faxing
_________________________________________________________
Somerset West Community Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer who values the diversity of individuals in our programs and services.
We welcome and encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and racialized communities, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, LGBTQ+ people; people with disabilities; and members of other equity seeking groups. Applicants are encouraged to share accessibility needs in the application process, and every attempt will be made to accommodate them.
We sincerely appreciate your interest in working with us. Due to high volume of applicants, we can neither confirm receipt of nor respond to inquiries regarding your application. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Journal
Only you can see this. Kept on this device, and in your account when you sign in.