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# Competences — front line medical receptionist
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3469cbcc-5332-41dc-977a-29cf1b7ef7be).
## Essential
- **adhere to organisational guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **administer appointments** (skill/competence)
- **administrative tasks in a medical environment** (knowledge)
- **answer patients' questions** (skill/competence)
- **apply numeracy skills** (skill/competence)
- **collect healthcare user's general data** (skill/competence)
- **communicate by telephone** (skill/competence)
- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **contribute to continuity of health care** (skill/competence)
- **customer service** (knowledge)
- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **health care legislation** (knowledge)
- **health care system** (knowledge)
- **health records management** (knowledge)
- **identify patients' medical records** (skill/competence)
- **maintain healthcare user data confidentiality** (skill/competence)
- **maintain reception area** (skill/competence)
- **manage healthcare users' data** (skill/competence)
- **medical informatics** (knowledge)
- **medical terminology** (knowledge)
- **type on electronic devices** (skill/competence)
- **use electronic health records management system** (skill/competence)
- **work in a multicultural environment in health care** (skill/competence)
- **work in multidisciplinary health teams** (skill/competence)
## Optional
- assist patients with special needs (skill/competence)
- communicate in foreign languages with health service providers (skill/competence)
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
- manage healthcare staff (knowledge)
- medical studies (knowledge)
- process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)
- professional documentation in health care (knowledge)
- screen clients (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 19 ads, as of 2026-07-12)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
### Hard skills
- appointment scheduling — **68 %**
- data entry — **37 %**
- insurance verification — **32 %**
- medical record maintenance — **26 %**
- patient check-in — **21 %**
### Responsibilities
- greeting patients — **42 %**
- answering phones — **26 %**
- scheduling appointments — **21 %**
- collecting payments — **16 %**
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