Detailed Roles & Responsibilities :
1. Front Desk Management & Patient Interaction :
• Serve as the first point of contact for patients, visitors, and vendors, ensuring a professional and welcoming environment.
• Greet and assist patients with warmth, compassion, and patience, recognizing the sensitivity around fertility treatments.
• Provide patients with accurate hospital information, available services, doctors’ schedules, and treatment processes.
• Ensure smooth patient flow by managing queues, minimizing waiting times, and prioritizing emergency cases as per protocol.
2. Patient Registration & Records Management • Register new patients in hospital ERP, ensuring accurate entry of personal details, medical history, and referral source.
• Collect, verify, and file patient identification documents in line with hospital compliance policies.
• Create and maintain patient case files—both physical and electronic—for IVF, IUI, ICSI, IMSI, and other procedures.
• Ensure complete confidentiality of patient data as per MCI / hospital guidelines.
3. Appointment Scheduling & Coordination Schedule appointments for doctors, embryologists, counselors, and lab investigations.
• Maintain doctors’ calendars and coordinate rescheduling/cancellations with patients.
• Manage follow-up reminders for treatment cycles, injections, scans, and counseling sessions.
• Send appointment confirmations and reminders via SMS, calls, or WhatsApp.
4. Communication & Counseling Support • Handle incoming calls, emails, and online inquiries promptly, providing preliminary information. • Offer empathetic communication, particularly with patients undergoing stress due to infertility. • Connect patients with the appropriate department (counselor, doctor, accounts, pharmacy) without delay. • Assist in explaining the hospital’s IVF treatment flow (first consultation → investigations → procedure → follow-ups).
5. Billing & Financial Assistance • Prepare bills and receipts for consultation, procedures, and lab services. • Guide patients on package details, inclusions/exclusions, and payment schedules. • Coordinate with the accounts department for advance payments, refunds, or settlements. • Maintain daily billing records, cash reconciliation, and handover reports.
6. Administrative & MIS Reporting • Maintain appointment logs, patient inflow reports, and daily visit registers. • Track referral patients (doctor referrals, digital marketing, word of mouth) and maintain source-of-patient data. • Support the operations team in preparing weekly and monthly MIS reports (appointments, conversions, cancellations, patient satisfaction). • Ensure stock availability of patient forms, brochures, and feedback slips at the reception desk.
7. Patient Experience & Hospitality • Monitor waiting lounge cleanliness, availability of drinking water, and patient comfort. • Assist patients with mobility needs or elderly companions. • Ensure VIP/priority patients are handled with personalized care. • Take patient feedback forms after consultation and share with management. 8. Compliance & Professional Conduct • Maintain strict confidentiality of patient medical and personal details. • Follow hospital protocols on data protection, infection control, and patient safety. • Escalate patient complaints to the Centre In-Charge/Operations Manager for quick resolution. • Ensure professional grooming, punctuality, and discipline at all times.
9. Marketing & Support Activities (if required by management) • Assist in hospital awareness programs, camps, and promotional activities (flyers, canopy setups, OPD camps). • Help in coordinating influencer visits, patient education events, and seminars. • Support the digital marketing team by ensuring all inquiries from social media/ads are logged and followed up. Key Competencies Required • Communication Skills: Fluency in English, Hindi, and the local language with the ability to explain medical processes simply. • Empathy & Patience: Ability to handle emotionally sensitive patients with compassion. • Technology Skills: Proficiency in MS Office, hospital ERP/CRM, WhatsApp Business, and email communication. • Multitasking: Ability to manage patient inflow, calls, and coordination simultaneously. • Confidentiality & Integrity: Strong adherence to patient privacy standards.