Receptionist

The Front Desk Receptionist will be responsible for performing various tasks at the front desk, including greeting patients, entering data, answering phones, and handling clerical work. This role involves daily interaction with patients, their families, and other visitors. The principal responsibilities of Front Desk Receptionist are mentioned below but not limited:

Duties & Responsibilities

• Presenting greetings and welcome to patients, visitors, and patients’ family members in a friendly and professional manner upon arrival.
• Providing information to the patients related to their illness and direct them to the relevant doctors or departments.
• Responsible for effective and professional communication which may include answering to phone calls and emails from patients, directing callers to the appropriate departments or doctors.
• Make sure the office scheduling is running professionally this may include office schedule for staff members.
• Register new patients and update existing patient information, file medical records and other documents. Make sure all these records and files and placed in the cabinet for the future usage.
• Responsible for scheduling meetings, appointments and follow ups with the patients, call the patients to remind them for the appointments exact date and time. This might include cancellation or postponement of the appointment, make sure the update information is shared with the patients.
• Manage and maintain patient medical records, ensuring confidentiality, and accuracy.
• Make sure the patient flow management is going smoothly such as waiting lists and ensure efficient patient flow.
• Issuing patients registration file to the patients and provide them the required information about the doctor, fee, and hospital services.
• Provide assistance to patients in filling out forms and answering their questions.
• Act as a liaison between patients and healthcare providers, relaying messages and updates as needed.
• Perform any other duties assigned by supervisors related to the front desk receptionist nature.

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, economics or public administration.
• At least two years’ experience in receptionist, experience in medical firms is highly required.
• Fluent in Pashto & Dari languages.
• Excellent computer skills such as printing, typing and usage of other software.

Excellent knowledge in appointment management, medical records, patient flow management and patient registration

Working Hours and Duty Schedule

• The staff member is required to work according to the assigned and approved duty schedule. She must work (15 to 16) Day/night shifts (24 Hours Shifts) per month as part of the regular duty rotation.

Qualified & interested candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position through the below-mentioned link. The AFGA HR Department can only consider applications submitted through the official online application portal. Manual applications will not be accepted. When submitting your application, please ensure that you include your CV and cover letter in a single combined PDF file. Do not attach any additional documents such as education certificates, experience letters, or other related materials

Due to a high volume of applications received, the AFGA HR Department is will not be able to reach out individually to each candidate. If you have not received an email or call within two weeks after the closing date from the AFGA HR Department, please understand that your application has not been considered for this particular opening at this time.

http://hrmis.afga.org.af/Applicant/Apply/AFGA_2141754091

AFGA Recruitment Process Commitment

At AFGA, we do not accept any kind of recommendation, favoritism, or discrimination during the recruitment and selection of candidates. Our process is designed to be objective and merit-based, focusing solely on the qualifications, skills, and experiences of the applicants.

We want to assure all candidates that their applications will be evaluated equally, without any undue influence or bias. AFGA is dedicated to building a diverse and talented workforce that can contribute to the organization's mission and objectives.

http://hrmis.afga.org.af/Applicant/Apply/AFGA_2141754091