Bilingual Administrative Assistant (Contract)

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Job Description

The Administration Assistant/Patient Services Associate is a hybrid role that will be an integral part for a patient support program (PSP). This role will require the candidate to perform administrative/data entry support to complete patient enrolment, safety reporting, management of inbound/outbound communication and work in partnership with the PSP team to provide organizational support. This candidate’s excellent communication skills, critical thinking, and efficiency will be essential for their success. This role involves understanding and adherence to; provincial, corporate, divisional, departmental and program specific standard operating procedures to ensure the highest quality and continuity of client care.

Responsibilities

• Providing cross-coverage administrative support to all areas within the PSP programs (including processing safety data, fulfillments/reviews, internal/external communications, field staff support, reports[daily, weekly, monthly …etc.], data clean-up, meetings, maintenance of filing system, and general office/administrative duties as well).

• Ensuring complete and high-quality data entry into our database systems

• Providing effective and timely management of inbound faxes and email communication.

• Executing other ad-hoc administrative duties, as they are assigned

• Resolving routine questions and problems

• Processing work, prioritizing tasks, organizing and planning to meet objectives in a timely and efficient manner.

• Following standard procedures to accomplish assigned tasks

• Perform patient registration activities, according to program protocols and applicable departmental policies and procedures.

• Review, analyze and validate information provided by patients and Health Care Providers for accuracy and completeness to ensure initiation of services.

• Follow the program protocols to ensure that the most appropriate next step is scheduled to ensure continuity of service delivery to Health Care Providers and patients.

• Process data entry activities of pertinent information received at different points of contact during the delivery of program services.

• Participate in reimbursement or other program related research activities, as assigned by Departmental Supervisor and/or Team Lead

• Receive, record and report Adverse Events, as per program working instructions

• Participate and assist in departmental continuous improvement activities related to process, quality, training …etc.

• Participate in execution and documentation of test plans.

• Participate in the development of reports and tools for identifying signals that will flag misunderstanding, misconduct, fraud or other out of protocol program participant related incidents.

• Maintain program data accuracy through review of program documentation for completeness and consistency.

Competencies

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.

• 1-2 years of experience in an administrative role.

• Minimum of 6 months to 1 year experience in customer service. Bonus if experience is within health care.       

• University or College degree in Life Sciences, Communication or related field not required but is considered an asset.

• Proficiency in computer software technology (e.g. Microsoft Office, Salesforce or other CRMs)

• Knowledge or background in medical terminology, health care environment, reimbursement landscape, therapeutic, product related knowledge and administration would be considered an asset

• Bilingualism ( French and English)

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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