Job Description
- A Pulmonologist based in Pinelands is looking for a PA / Receptionist for a newly opened practice.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Opening the office each morning, and ensuring it is neat and tidy and ready for visiting patients
- Greet patients – around 8 patients a day (consultation time is usually 30 – 60 minutes)
- Admin – check dictation (not typing up of dictation but checking the grammar etc of the automated dictation), emailing reports to GP’s
- Booking of theatre time
- Liaising with anaesthetists
- Answering the phone
- Setting up appointments
- Ensuring billing sheets are sent to the billing company (automated process so won’t be involved in the billing besides to send things on)
- Invoice patients
Requirements
- Grade 12
- Good command of the English language – must communicate well
- Xhosa would be advantageous
- Prior experience in the medical industry would be advantageous in order to understand the jargon – BUT will hire the right personality and skills set over prior medical knowledge
- Good admin skills
- Must be computer literate on MS Office, Google Docs, One Drive, etc. Must not be scared to try new systems and make changes
- Personality is important – must be empathetic and good with patients
- Very professional
- Proactive – need to solve problems
- Very organized
- Someone who is open-minded to learn
- Professional