Answer patients’ questions

Description

Respond in a friendly and professional manner to all inquiries from current or potential patients, and their families, of a healthcare establishment.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 6 occupations
  • Optional in 5 occupations
  • Total: 11 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)

Essential for

  • Medical administrative assistant
    Medical administrative assistants work very closely with health professionals. They provide office support such as correspondence, fixing appointments and answering queries of pati…
  • Doctors’ surgery assistant
    Doctors' surgery assistants support doctors of medicine in medical measures, in performing simple support activities during medical procedures, standardised diagnostic programmes a…
  • Front line medical receptionist
    Front line medical receptionists greet clients and patients as they arrive at the medical facility and check them in, collect patient notes and make appointments work under the sup…
  • Chiropractic assistant
    Chiropractic assistants perform routine and administrative tasks to support patient care and work under the sole direction and supervision of a Chiropractor or Specialized Chiropra…
  • Prosthetist-orthotist
    Prosthetist-orthotists design and custom fit prostheses and orthoses for individuals who are missing a limb from accident, disease, or congenital conditions or for individuals who …
  • Waiting list coordinator
    Waiting list coordinators guarantee the day to day management of waiting list time. They plan when operation rooms are available and call patients in to be operated. Waiting list…

Optional for

  • Medical records clerk
    Medical records clerks organise, keep up-to-date and archive patients` records for medical staff availability. They transfer medical information from a patient's paper records to a…
  • Scientific laboratory technician
    Scientific laboratory technicians carry out laboratory-based research, analysis and testing and support life science professionals. They sample, test, measure, research and analyse…
  • Medical practice manager
    Medical practice managers manage the day-to-day operations of a medical practice. They oversee the staff and business side of the practice. Duties The duties of a medical practice …
  • Medical records manager
    Medical records managers are responsible for managing activities of medical records units which maintain and secure patient data. They supervise, oversee and train employees while …
  • Hospital porter
    Hospital porters are professional healthcare assistants who transport people on stretchers around the hospital site, as well as and items. Duties Hospital porters typically do the …

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