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Medical Receptionist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what medical receptionists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most medical receptionists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Medical receptionist with solid experience managing patient scheduling, confidential records and front-desk operations in busy clinic settings. Comfortable handling sensitive health information under privacy legislation and coordinating between patients, GPs and allied health providers. Known for staying calm and organised during high-volume periods.
Key skills
- Patient appointment scheduling
- Confidential patient record management
- Regulatory compliance (Privacy Act 1988)
- Practice management software (Best Practice, Medical Director, Cornerstone)
- Electronic billing and Medicare/HICAPS claims
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Customer service and stakeholder management
- Attention to detail
- Time and deadline management
Experience: example bullet points
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments for multiple clinicians using practice management software, keeping daily clinic lists accurate and reducing no-shows through proactive reminder calls
- Maintained confidential patient records in compliance with the Privacy Act 1988, updating personal and clinical details across the practice's patient database
- Processed patient payments and billing inquiries, including Medicare and private health fund claims through electronic billing platforms, resolving discrepancies before end-of-day reconciliation
- Managed a busy waiting room during peak clinic hours, greeting patients, triaging urgent requests to clinical staff and keeping wait times to a minimum
- Coordinated communication between patients, GPs, specialists and allied health providers, ensuring referrals and results were actioned without delay
Education
Year 12 completion is the most common entry point, often supported by a Certificate III or IV in Health Administration or a Certificate III in Business, plus on-the-job training in practice management software.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Medical Director
- Best Practice
- Cornerstone
- HICAPS
- Medicare Online claiming
- Privacy Act 1988
- My Health Record
- practice management software
- appointment scheduling
- patient records
- medical terminology
- front-desk reception
- RACGP accreditation standards
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.