Job Summary
Answer incoming calls from customers for various purposes, answer inquiries and questions, handle complaints, troubleshoot problems and provide information.
Responsibilities
- Answer calls and route calls to appropriate resource
- Handle patients’ inquiries telephonically and convert their inquiries to emails according to standard operating procedures; send to the relevant department if no answer after transferring the line twice
- Research required information using available resources
- Manage and resolve patients’ complaints and transfer to a qualified person to solve their complaint
- Provide customers with service information and hospital policy
- Update the business connect with new staff numbers and the names of new staff joining the hospital
- Identify and escalate priority issues
- Follow up patients’ calls when necessary
- Transfer the call internally between healthcare staff (e.g., on-call doctor, blood bank, radiology on call)
- Stay updated with information circulated in the hospital (memos/circulars) and updates within the call center (External Calls workbook—updates, on-leave and appointments)
- Take care of tools entrusted by the administration (e.g., computer, headset); use for official purposes only
- Receive calls from patients and help with queries regarding appointments
- Book new appointments as per OPD policy; inform patients of information they should know before their visit
- Cancel and reschedule appointments as per patient request
- Online booking of appointments (through website)
- If there are no slots available and a patient needs urgent appointment, gather all information (patient details, caller’s name, patient name, MRN, etc.) and send by email to OPD Clinic for arranging appointment as overbooking or walk-in
- Book appointments for all OPD procedures, ER referrals (routine appointments, inpatient appointment list, ER fracture list)
- Handle patient complaints related to appointments and transfer to a qualified person to resolve
- Respond to patient inquiries, requests, or disputes over the phone and route to the appropriate department or staff
- Explain the services available
- Provide patient with service information and hospital policy
- Manage patient complaint calls and communicate to PRO office as per the agreed process
- Update the HMS system with any changes in clinic timing
- Performs related work as assigned by client representative
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- Proficient in relevant computer applications
- Fluent in both Arabic and English
- Knowledge of customer service principles and practices
- Knowledge of call center telephony and technology
- Some experience in a call center or customer service environment
- Good data entry and typing skills
- Knowledge of administration and clerical processes