Jacaranda Health is a new venture that aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa.
We are combining business and clinical innovations to provide affordable maternity and
reproductive health services to low-income urban women.
Job Description
Jacaranda Health is seeking a receptionist/cashier for our first mobile maternal health clinic in Nairobi.
The clinic reception role will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of patient visit.
The receptionist will receive patients into our mobile clinic locations (typically church halls or
schools), triage patients with emergencies, record and register patients electronically, and then
receive payment for medical services.
The receptionist will also help set-up the mobile clinic each day, and possibly help drive the van to our community locations.
This role is critical to Jacaranda’s goal of delivering quality customer service and maintaining
superior patient satisfaction. We seek someone who is organized, flexible, personable, and has
strong commitment to providing friendly and respectful care to all women.
Duties and Responsibilities
Receiving and handling clients of the clinic. Managing optimal order of patient visits based on patient emergencies, type of patient visit and order of clients in line
Maintaining a customer-friendly reception and waiting room area
Receiving payments of clinic fees from clients
Assuring patients’ medical and service needs are met. Monitoring patient service feedback and resolving complaints and service issues
Arranging patient transfers and referrals to other clinics
Managing purchases for mobile clinic (water, fuel for van, etc) and managing clinic cash control systems
Entering clinic data into our medical records system, inventory tracking, and billing/payment systems
Coordinating delivery of lab samples to laboratory partners
Receiving and entering lab results for patients from external lab partners
Assisting with set-up of the mobile clinic each day (requires some lifting, organizing, organizing, and stock-taking).
Transporting team in our mobile clinic van to clinic location each day
Contacting patients by phone or SMS for schedule reminders and feedback on missed appointments
Creating daily, weekly, and monthly reports of clinic financial and operational data
Any other duty that may be allocated by the supervisor from time to time
Desired Qualifications
The desired candidate should possess the following:
Diploma in Business Administration/Management, Secretarial studies or any related field from a recognized institution
Good understanding of front office management
Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with clients and with the team
Ability to build good rapport with clients and be extremely calm, courteous and friendly at all times, in particular in emergency or difficult situations
Enthusiasm for improving exceptional quality of service to patients and suggesting improvements to clinic operations
Highest degree of honesty, integrity, confidentiality
Strong work ethic and willingness to work long hours as necessary
Computer skills including the use of MS Office required, and comfort with using new computer tools.
Fluency in English and Swahili
Desired: willingness and ability (driver’s license) to drive the clinic van to community
locations each day
Salary: 15,000
Additional Comments
Interested candidates may apply by email with an up to date CV, cover letter, current / expected salary and day-time telephone contact to jobs@jacarandahealth.org.
Please put “RECEPTIONIST” in the subject line. No Calls Please.
Your application must be received on or before end of business June 3, 2011.
We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
If you do not hear from us by June 10th, 2011, consider your application unsuccessful.
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