Medical Secretary for Addiction Reception Olskroken

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About Us

We are now looking for a medical secretary with interest and commitment to psychiatry and addiction.

Our reception is located in Olskroken. The Addiction Reception Olskroken is part of PBÖ, psychiatry addiction outpatient care together with the Addiction Reception Hisingen and Resource Reception for addiction.

The target group is very diverse, all are over 18 years old with complex needs based on substance use disorders and more severe psychiatric illnesses.

The psychiatric team works from a cross-professional perspective and together with the Resource Reception for addiction, we have both doctors, nurses, social workers, caregivers, as well as psychologists, occupational therapists, and a rehabilitation coordinator. Examples of interventions include relapse prevention, conversation therapy, pharmacological treatment, assessment, group therapy, and a lot of collaboration with other actors.

The operations are conducted during daytime on weekdays without weekends.

Job Responsibilities

As a medical secretary at the Addiction Reception Olskroken, you are an important team member. Daily tasks include staffing our reception where you and your colleagues are the face of the organization and the first person the patient meets upon visiting the reception. It also includes standard tasks such as documentation in the medical record system Melior, KVÅ coding, registration/booking of visits in Elvis, handling incoming calls from patients, relatives, and healthcare neighbors, as well as managing other healthcare administrative systems.

About You

We are looking for someone with education in healthcare administration or equivalent approved medical/doctor secretary training. You have good language skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, good IT skills, and can quickly familiarize yourself with and work in new IT systems. You are interested in being the administrative support for the operations.

You need to enjoy working flexibly. Since the position involves contact with many people daily, we expect you to have good collaboration skills, be used to taking initiative, and be able to organize your work independently. You are meticulous and have a good attitude towards patients. Previous experience working in psychiatric outpatient care with a focus on addiction issues is an advantage.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

We value a work climate based on engagement, a positive attitude, as well as curiosity and interest.

Warm welcome with your application!

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