Waiting List Coordinator Health Associate Professionals

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The meaning of medical terms and abbreviations, of medical prescriptions and various medical specialties and when to use it correctly.

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

Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.

Set up a proper procedure to manage appointments, including policies related to cancellation and nonappearance.

Locate, retrieve and present medical records, as requested by authorized medical personnel.

Comply with and maintain the confidentiality of healthcare users` illness and treatment information.

Estimate the expected input in terms of time, human and financial resources necessary to achieve the project objectives.

Monitor the list of patients waiting for an operation or consultation. Make sure it is accurate and complete.

Use specific software for the management of health care records, following appropriate codes of practice.

Processes and principles related to the customer, client, service user and to personal services; these may include procedures to evaluate customer's or service user's satisfaction.

Analyse information and details of processes and products in order to advise on possible efficiency improvements that could be implemented and would signify a better use of resources.

Properly store the health records of healthcare users, including test results and case notes so that they are easily retrieved when required.

Communicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and community partners.

Develop and supervise the implementation of policies aimed at documenting and detailing the procedures for the operations of the organisation in the lights of its strategic planning.

Communicate with clients and their carer's, with the patient's permission, to keep them informed about the clients' and patients' progress and safeguarding confidentiality.

Ensure administrative systems, processes and databases are efficient and well managed and give the sound basis to work together with the administrative officer/staff/professional.

Perform administrative tasks such as filing, typing up reports and maintaining mail correspondence.

Perform statistical analysis of various medical records of the healthcare facility, referring to the number of hospital admissions, discharges or waiting lists.

Retrieve, apply and share information among patients and healthcare professionals and across healthcare facilities and community.