24 July 2015

Front Desk Jobs - Administrative Assistant at Kampala Hospital ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs



Organisation: Kampala

Hospital


Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda


Reports to: Team Leader Reception


Kampala Hospital is a privately owned hospital that was established in

2007. Our mandate was and is to bring non-existent services to the countries

that were often sought by many people who frequently moved abroad to seek

quality medical care.


Job Summary:  The Administrative Assistant will oversee all

Outpatient Department (OPD) activities and to ensure the smooth running and

efficiency of the admissions and OPD care for patients. As an OPD Coordinator,

you also serve as the link between the outpatient and inpatient services of the

hospital.


Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • The

    incumbent will manage front desk.

  • Handle

    any customer care issues that may arise, soliciting the relevant team’s

    help where necessary

  • In

    charge of guiding patients to the waiting room

  • In

    charge of locating patients’ medical records from the filing system

  • Responsible

    for filing medical records when the doctor or nurse has finished with them

  • Arranging

    future appointments for patients

  • In

    charge of creating files for new patients and making sure records are

    filed in the right place

  • Opening

    and dealing with incoming mail, and filing it if necessary

  • Dealing

    with a range of telephone calls from patients and taking messages for

    doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff

  • In

    charge of ordering and maintaining stationery supplies in the reception

    area

  • Recommend

    improvement and upgrade of systems where necessary and implementing such

    systems with the approval of the HRM

  • Regularly

    check on patients in the waiting area and keeping track of the progress of

    treatment

  • Ensure

    that the waiting areas and work station are tidy and well-arranged. This

    includes ensuring that furniture and equipment if not moved from the

    respective areas

  • Highlight

    any short falls (e.g. loss of cards, long waiting times, etc.) that may

    affect the quality of service or efficiency of systems to the Team leader

    reception so as to improve customer satisfaction.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The

    Administrative Assistant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in any

    related field and in depth knowledge of Customer care

  • At

    least three to four years’ experience in a hospital environment is an

    added advantage.

  • Excellent

    communications skills (Written, Oral & Presentation)

  • Computer

    literacy skills i.e. proficient in MS Office (High Level)

  • Fluency

    in English


All suitably qualified and interested candidates who know that they

meet the above criteria and have what it takes to excel in the above position,

should send an application letter, an updated CV that provides details of the

applicant’s specific qualification (copies of their “Academic Transcripts”) and

in addition MUST include details of present position, current remuneration and

contacts of three professional referees. Send your application using courier,

hand delivery or e-mail to the following address: hr@kampalahospital.com.


Note: Only shortlisted

candidates will be contacted. Kindly indicate the post title in the subject

line when applying by email.


Deadline: 30th July,

2015




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