Receptionist

Palomar Heights Post Acute; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Palomar Heights Post Acute in Escondido, California, is looking for a Receptionist to provide administrative support in the Reception/Administrative area. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, answering calls, and maintaining the reception area. The role requires a high school diploma and good clerical skills.

Candidates should have a friendly demeanor and the ability to manage visitor flow. Familiarity with Microsoft Office is a plus. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity.

Qualifications

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED.
• Previous administrative or receptionist experience preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative and clerical support.
• Greet and welcome patients, clients, and other visitors.
• Answer telephone calls and take messages or forward calls.
• Maintain and tidy the reception area.
• Handle incoming and outgoing mail.

Skills

Clerical skills

Customer service

Communication

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

General Purpose

The 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 Requirements

This position has no supervisor responsibilities.

Qualification

Education and/or Experience

Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED. Previous administrative or receptionist experience preferred.

Language Skills

• Ability 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 Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability 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, Registrations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have basic knowledge of Microsoft Suite products, clerical functions and multiline phone system.

Physical Demands

The 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 required.

Work Environment

The 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.

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.