Receptionist - Mt. Gretna - PRN

PRN / As Needed

Day (7a-3p or 8a-4p) / evening (3p-11p) / weekends

General Summary

Greets patients, vendors and other visitors and ensures that they are directed / escorted to the proper office / area. Operates a multiple-line telephone and routes calls to the appropriate person or location.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions :

Provides assistance, guidance, and direction to patients and / or visitors. Ascertains the nature of their business; assists and / or directs patients and / or visitors to various locations in the building when appropriate.

Calls for an escort when necessary.

• Provides excellent customer service assistance.
• Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers.
• Enters and / or retrieves data from established computer files using knowledge of various computer software applications.
• Assists with office operations, special initiatives and projects as requested.
• Maintains appropriate records, reports, and files as required.
• IF ASSIGNED TO YORK AND GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL RECEPTION AREA : Receives telegrams, messages, flowers, newspapers, and other items;

notifies appropriate personnel. Verifies that patient has not been discharged; returns flowers delivered for discharged patients.

Maintains log of items received; delivers or arranges for the delivery of items to patients and appropriate personnel.

Common Expectations :

• Maintains and follows established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and safety standards.
• Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Sets a positive example of excellent service.
• Attends meetings as required.

Required for All Jobs :

• Performs other related duties as identified.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics.

Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.

WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization.

Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business / operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications

Minimum Education :

High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience :

• Less than 1 year Up to 1 month experience. Required
• 1 year Related work experience. Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Excellent communications, interpersonal and customer relations skills.
• Basic computer skills.

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