About the job Medical Receptionist, Specialist Neurologist, Somerset West
Medical Receptionist, Specialist Neurologist, Private Practice, Somerset West
Our client is seeking to recruit a medical receptionist. The successful applicant must be result-orientated with good organisational and communication abilities and the necessary skills to create a calm and professional patient experience.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Be an ambassador for the practice
- Keep the reception area neat and tidy and welcome patients in a polite and friendly manner
- Manage practice supplies
- Answer and respond accordingly to calls, emails and text messages and monitor the practice inbox
- Assist patients with completion of patient information forms
- Diary management
- Typing letters and reports
- Capturing patient records
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- In-room payments and receipting
- Assist with billing, invoicing and collection of consultation fees
Qualification and Skills:
- Matric
- At least 3 years working in a medical practice
- Exceptional Microsoft office suite experience and computer literate
- Strong IT skills and ability to implement and work in a digital, paperless practice
- Bilingual (English and Afrikaans)
Further Attributes:
- Neat appearance and professional manner.
- Approachable with an inviting personality.
- Ability able to follow instructions and works well under pressure.
- Exceptional organisational skills, pays attention to detail, excellent communication (written and spoken) and telephone etiquette.
- Task-focused and maintains confidentiality.
- Patient, reliable, relatable and can handle all situations calmly.
- Prioritise tasks with efficiency.
Working hours:
Monday to Friday, 08h30 17h30
THIS IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT POSITION
Drivers licence and own transport essential.
Appointment:
2 January 2026
Only candidates who meet all the minimum requirements stipulated in the advert, will be considered. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.