Jobs in Cape Breton

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Medical Office Secretary
Cape Breton Job Board
North Sydney, NS

Cape Breton Job Board

Medical Office Secretary

North Sydney, NS, Canada

Full-time

Within 25 km of Cape Breton · About 22.7 km from the city centre

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Working hours: 25–40 hours/week
Posted: Sep 24, 2026

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Description

OceanView Family Practice & Lifestyle Medicine is seeking an organized, personable Medical Office Secretary to support a single-physician family practice. This is a great fit for someone who enjoys variety, values patient care, and wants to be part of a practice active in community health promotion.

Position: Full-time, permanent

Start date: As soon as possible

Hours: 25–40 hours/week, with some flexibility

Location: In-office; North Sydney Hospital, occasional work-from-home possible on days the physician is not in clinic

Compensation: Based on experience. Health insurance benefits available after a 6-month probationary period.

Responsibilities

Answering phones and returning patient messages promptly
Booking and managing appointments
Sending faxes and scanning documents into the electronic medical record (Accuro EMR)
Maintaining organized, confidential patient records
Supporting the practice's lifestyle medicine programming - helping organize, promote, and recruit participants for our monthly Walk With A Doc, mindfulness meditation sessions, cooking classes, and 8-week exercise programs

Requirements

Strong computer literacy; experience with Accuro EMR an asset but not required
Medical Office Administration certification an asset, but not required
Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage a busy office
Responsible, trustworthy, and committed to patient confidentiality
Strong interpersonal skills with empathy for patients navigating difficult times
Comfortable with community outreach and event promotion

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Responsibilities

Answer calls and patient messages, manage appointments, send faxes, scan documents into Accuro EMR, and maintain organized, confidential patient records. Support community health programming by helping organize, promote, and recruit participants for walks, mindfulness sessions, cooking classes, and exercise programs.

Requirements

Strong computer literacy, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage a busy office are required, along with trustworthiness and commitment to patient confidentiality. Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and comfort with community outreach and event promotion are expected; Medical Office Administration certification and Accuro EMR experience are assets but not required.

Skills

Phone Communication
Appointment Scheduling
Patient Message Management
Faxing
Document Scanning
Accuro EMR
Electronic Medical Records
Patient Records Management
Confidentiality
Office Organization
Computer Literacy
Interpersonal Communication
Empathy
Community Outreach
Event Promotion
Program Coordination

Benefits

Health Insurance

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Keywords

Medical Office Administration
Accuro EMR
Electronic Medical Records
Patient Records
Patient Confidentiality
Appointment Scheduling
Phone Communication
Patient Messages
Faxing
Document Scanning
Computer Literacy
Office Administration
Community Health Promotion
Lifestyle Medicine
Community Outreach
Event Promotion
Program Coordination
Mindfulness Meditation
Cooking Classes
Exercise Programs
Walk With A Doc

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