Receptionist

Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center; El Cajon (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center in El Cajon, CA, is seeking a friendly Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to greet visitors and handle front-desk duties. You will answer calls, forward messages, and provide general clerical support in a hospital-adjacent setting.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED, strong communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and a multiline phone system. No clinical duties are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; receptionist experience preferred.
• Ability to greet visitors and manage front-desk duties with professionalism.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and basic clerical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Greet and direct visitors, answer phones, and forward messages.
• Check in visitors and maintain sign-in log.
• Provide general administrative support and maintain reception area.

Skills

Reception duties

Customer service

Clerical skills

Phone system handling

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Multiline phone system

Job description

Rates 17.50 to 18.50General PurposeThe primary purpose of your job position is to attend to and greet visitors and answer telephone. It is limited to clerical duties only and located and limited to the Reception/Administrative area. ***This position has no clinical involvement/duties of any kind***Essential Duties• Provide general administrative and clerical support.• Greet and welcome patients, clients, and other visitors with a friendly and positive demeanor.• Answer telephone calls and take messages or forward calls.• Check visitors in and direct or escort them to specific destinations;• Inform other employees of visitors’ arrivals and cancellations.• Maintain visitor sign- in log.• Handle incoming and outgoing mail• Schedule appointments and maintain meeting room bookings.• Maintain and tidy the reception area.• Perform other duties as assigned.• Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.Supervisory RequirementsThis position has no supervisor responsibilitiesQualificationEducation and/or ExperienceMust possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED.Previous administrative or receptionist experience preferred.Language SkillsAbility to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.Mathematical SkillsAbility to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.Reasoning AbilityAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.Certificates, Licenses, RegistrationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must have basic knowledge of Microsoft Suite products, clerical functions and multiline phone system.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and talk, read or hear. Frequent use of all office-related equipment to include; copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator. No travel requiredWork EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.Additional InformationNote: Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.