What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Secretary position at Awanui?
Medical Secretary
Permanent Full Time
Christchurch
Who we are | Ko wai mātou:
Awanui Labs - Canterbury (previously known as Canterbury SCL) provides high-quality diagnostic pathology services to the community, healthcare professionals and their patients. Awanui Labs - Canterbury is owned by Awanui Group (previously known as Asia Pacific Healthcare Group), a healthcare company committed to providing facilities and services that deliver exceptional care to its clients.
About the role | Mō te tūranga:
Our Anatomical Pathology Department is seeking a permanent, full time medical secretary for 80 hours per fortnight based in our Christchurch Laboratory.
Responsibilities will include:
· Transcribing medical reports from audio dictation and written documentation, proofreading and editing.
· Maintaining accuracy, speed and attention to detail to ensure quality standards are upheld at all times.
· Handling phone inquiries, preparing letters and emails, and booking appointments.
· Administrative duties such as maintaining and updating documents, records, and handling urgent medical courier requests.
· Preparing slides and tissue samples for external testing, ensuring accurate documentation for national and international shipments.
· Other office tasks as required.
The ideal applicant will have:
· Previous dictaphone clinical typing experience (anatomical pathology preferred).
· Fast (minimum 60 wpm), accurate typing (accuracy favoured over speed).
· Knowledge of office systems.
· Excellent command of the English language.
· An organised and methodical approach to tasks.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
You will need to be computer literate and have the ability to work in a highly structured environment following set procedures to the letter. If you have strong communication skills and high levels of attention to detail then you are exactly who we are looking for.
Click apply now to join our team!
Applications close 6 April 2025
