Patient Attendant (Full-time)

Gundersen Health System; United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching

Paid time off

Competitive health insurance

Wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

Career Growth/Development Center

Job summary

Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI seeks a friendly Patient Attendant to join the Patient Experience Team. This 40-hour weekly role involves walking extensively, transporting patients, and guiding visitors throughout our hospital and clinics.

The position emphasizes welcoming patients and ensuring safety and comfort during check-ins and transitions. The ideal candidate has a High School Diploma, at least one year of public-facing experience, and preferably healthcare or customer service

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• 1 year of experience working with the public.
• 1 year of customer service or healthcare experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills is a plus!

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service by greeting, directing, escorting, and assisting patients, visitors, and families throughout the hospital and clinic.
• Transport patients safely throughout the facility, including pushing wheelchairs and walking with patients to appointments, procedures, and other destinations.
• Remain active throughout the shift, spending the majority of the day walking, standing, and assisting patients.
• Assist patients with wheelchair use, transport, and wayfinding while ensuring safety and comfort.
• Support check-in processes for visitors and vendors and respond to customer questions, concerns, or needs using appropriate resources.

Skills

Customer service

Healthcare experience

Public interaction

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 We’re not just filling positions, we’re building careers. At Emplify Health, we care for our teams, while they care for their communities. Whether you are just starting out or looking for a change, Emplify Health supports you now and into the future. Join us and find out how a little empathy changes everything. We are seeking a friendly, service-oriented Patient Attendant to join our Patient Experience Team! This is a highly active role that requires extensive walking, standing, and patient transportation at the hospital and clinic. In this role, you will warmly greet and assist patients, family members, and visitors while helping them navigate our facilities. You will regularly escort patients, push wheelchairs, and provide assistance, playing an important part in creating a safe, welcoming, and positive experience for everyone who enters our organization.

What's Available: 40 hours/week, Full-time (1.0 FTE) Shifts: 8 am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday, weekend rotation required Location: La Crosse - Redfield Benefit eligible position

What You’ll Do:

• Provide exceptional customer service by greeting, directing, escorting, and assisting patients, visitors, and families throughout the hospital and clinic.
• Transport patients safely throughout the facility, including pushing wheelchairs and walking with patients to appointments, procedures, and other destinations.
• Remain active throughout the shift, spending the majority of the day walking, standing, and assisting patients.
• Assist patients with wheelchair use, transport, and wayfinding while ensuring safety and comfort.
• Support check-in processes for visitors and vendors and respond to customer questions, concerns, or needs using appropriate resources.

What You’ll Need:

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• 1 year of experience working with the public
• 1 year of customer service or healthcare experience preferred
• Basic computer skills is a plus!

What You’ll Get:

• Starting pay of $16.47+ more for experience!
• 401(k) with matching
• Paid time off
• Competitive health insurance
• Wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy
• Tuition reimbursement
• and more
• Career Growth/CDC - Growth opportunities and access to Emplify Health’s Career Development Center to help you navigate your career

Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest’s most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future. Equal Opportunity Employer Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect: Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are.

Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees. Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings. A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.