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A Medical Receptionist position is being filled in Jeffreys Bay. Suitable candidates from across Eastern Cape are invited to submit their applications for review.
About This Position
This Medical Receptionist role sits within the health jobs function in Jeffreys Bay. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Eastern Cape.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Jeffreys Bay team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Medical Receptionist is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Eastern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the health jobs group in Jeffreys Bay.
Diversity and Inclusion
The organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.
In addition, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Eastern Cape.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Jeffreys Bay.
Career Growth
Equally, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the health jobs team in Jeffreys Bay have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Jeffreys Bay team member.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Jeffreys Bay have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Eastern Cape.
Why Join Us
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Jeffreys Bay contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the health jobs space in Eastern Cape.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Beyond that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Crucially, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Based in Jeffreys Bay
Working in Jeffreys Bay means a place in the growing Buffalo City Metro, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Eastern Cape region, and the Jeffreys Bay office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Jeffreys Bay.
Many candidates already living within reach of Jeffreys Bay cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape.
A Typical Day
You start your shift with a thorough handover, picking up patient histories, treatment plans and any concerns from the previous team. The morning is paced but purposeful — vital signs, medication rounds, bedside conversations — and you’re constantly switching between clinical tasks and the very human work of reassuring patients and families. Multi-disciplinary rounds give you a chance to advocate for your patients, and by the time you hand over again, you have done meaningful work that makes a real difference to the people in your care.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Jeffreys Bay.
Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Beyond that, the Jeffreys Bay office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Your Role
- Administer prescribed medications and document treatments accurately
- Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required
- Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
- Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
- Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician
Who We’re Looking For
- BLS, ACLS or PALS certification where applicable to the role
- Proven clinical experience appropriate to the level advertised
- Any checks required by law or the specific duties will be explained during the hiring process
- Empathy, integrity and respect for patient dignity
- Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
- Up-to-date immunisations as required by occupational health policy
- Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
Beyond that, candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.