Life Entabeni Hospital
Admission Clerk
- Function: Patient Services
Facility: Life Entabeni Hospital
Position: Admission Clerk
- Introduction
- A vacancy exists for an Admission Clerk, based at Life Entabeni Hospital, reporting to the Reception Supervisor.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the managing admissions and ensuring that admission runs smoothly.
- Critical Outputs
- Carrying out admission and receptionist duties for the hospital
- Admitting patients onto Impilo
- Receiving and handling of cash
- Liaising with the medical aids to obtain authorisation for admission
- Adhering to the protocols of the Hospital
- Adhering to the procedures of the department
- Responsible for accurately recording all admissions of patients to the hospital
- Performing general administration duties involved in the admission of patients, including filing and assistance with billing of accounts
- Operating the switchboard
- Requirements
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Experience within a healthcare environment including people management and customer service experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of admissions procedures
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
- Basic understanding of financial principles
- Computer proficiency
- Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills a prerequisite
- Experience in dealing with customers
- Knowledge of hospital procedures and medical terminology will be advantageous teamwork essential
- Available to come to work at short notice
- Ability to work under pressure
- Competencies
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Drive & energy
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behaviour
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Email: [email protected]
Internal applicants – Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
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Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.