What is a Medical Receptionist?
A receptionist is an integral part of a high functioning healthcare team. Doctors, nurses, and other medical and administrative staff members rely on the medical receptionist to create a friendly, welcoming and well-organized front office for patients and to facilitate their flow through the facility.
What is the role of a Receptionist?
Types of duties may include:
- Booking patients in for appointments
- Entering patients’ details onto computer systems
- Directing patients where to go within the department or health centre
- Filing
- Chasing up reports
- Photocopying
- Inputting data
- Ordering stationery
- Word processing
How to become a Medical Receptionist
There are apprentisehips designed specifically for receptionists in the medical setting. This includes training on working in the National Health Service, Medical Terminolgy and much more.