Administration Clerk: Admissions

Overview

Provide patient administration and admissions support at Victoria Hospital, including reception duties, appointment booking and handling patient queries.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Senior Certificate (or equivalent).
• Experience: Appropriate experience in a hospital patient administration environment.
• Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to work shifts (weekends, public holidays and night shift) Including overtime and rotation as per operational needs.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to work both independently and within a team.
• Knowledge of hospital fees policies and procedures.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literacy.

Duties

• Clinicom & HECTIS patient reception functions that include attendances & disposals as per PGWC Hospital Fees policies and procedures.
• Booking of appointments & patients transport on Healthnet.
• Attending to patient queries (both verbal and written).
• Responsible for receiving, handling and safekeeping of state money.
• Various Reception tasks or duties assigned to you by immediate supervisor.
• Covering for colleagues and relief between departments as per operational needs.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Mr A Sedres Tel No: (021) 799-1144

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS