Guest Services Associate

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger in Danville, PA seeks friendly, professional staff to assist patients, visitors and vendors at entrances and in the lobby. You will open doors, guide guests, and help with valet parking and patient transport as needed.

Role requires courteous interaction with patients, visitors and staff in a clinical setting, while upholding HIPAA and safety policies. This is a patient-centered support position within the hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Interacts with patients, visitors and staff in a courteous and professional manner.
• Answers questions and provides directions to patients and families.
• Operates in a clinical environment and adheres to HIPAA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients and visitors by opening doors and guiding to destinations.
• Provides valet parking assistance and transports patients as needed.
• Maintains cleanliness and safety in entrances and lobbies.
• Documents daily interactions and reports safety concerns to management.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

HIPAA compliance

Job description

• Warmly welcomes patients, visitors, vendors and guests to the Geisinger facility.
• Creates positive first and last impressions.
• Ensure screening and visitation policies and procedures are adhered to for patients, guests and vendors.
• Opens car doors and assist patients and visitors safely in and out of their vehicles.
• Assists patients with the use of Valet Parking and Shuttle services.
• Escorts or transports patients in wheelchairs to priority locations.
• Assists in coordinating transport of patients with patient transport service as needed.
• Evaluates need for patient transfer and lift team, calls for assistance as needed.
• Furnishes information, directions and assistance to patients, visitors, guests, vendors and employees.
• Obtains resources to transport patients to and from various departments on campus; and maintains wheelchair availability in assigned locations, as necessary.
• Checks wheelchairs and other equipment for defects and takes for service as needed.
• Interacts with patients, visitors, guests and vendors in a courteous and professional manner.
• Remains courteous, tactful and respectful at all times.
• Approach and connect with patients and visitors to discover any assistance they may require.
• Respond to requests as appropriate and alert clinical staff and other hospital departments as needed.
• Ensures hospital entrances and lobbies are clear, orderly and presentable.
• Collaborates with Environmental Services and Facilities as needed.
• Identifies parking problems and seeks assistance from security staff to redirect vehicles or issue violation notices as appropriate.
• Enforces no smoking policy in all areas of campus.
• Reports safety concerns and patient issues to management, as appropriate.
• Assesses potential employee and patient safety issues, provides assistance to patients that fall in entrance areas and initiates emergency system(s) as appropriate.
• Resolves visitor inquiries using the internet, as appropriate.
• Documents and reports daily interactions with visitors, patients and families seeking opportunities to improve quality and the patient experience.
• Distributes maps, brochures, and other materials, as appropriate to designated areas.
• Utilizes the patient information system to provide accurate and appropriate information to patients, family members, approved volunteer clergy and other staff members in accordance with HIPPA regulations or required by an emergency or other operational reasons for which the employee is qualified.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.