Receptionist

Summit BHC; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Behavioral Health in Las Cruces, NM is seeking a full-time Receptionist to greet visitors, answer the switchboard, and route calls to the appropriate staff. The role includes basic clerical duties, mail handling, and patient support in a busy front-desk environment.

On-site position with responsibilities such as maintaining visitor logs, processing deliveries, and providing courteous, professional service to patients, staff, and vendors. Prior experience is preferred; HS diploma required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Experience welcoming visitors and handling inquiries is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operates switchboard, routes calls, and takes messages.
• Greet visitors, verify and log entries, and direct them to the appropriate person.
• Process mail, deliveries, and petty cash as needed.
• Provide clerical support to other departments.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Receptionist# Summit BHC## ReceptionistApply: Peak Behavioral Health: Full time: Posted Today: JR127952Receptionist | Peak Behavioral Health | Las Cruces, New Mexico**About the Job:**PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Receptionist is responsible for greeting and assisting all visitors, employees, answering the switchboard, responding to inquiries, connecting caller with appropriate party, paging overhead when appropriate, documenting incoming deliveries, processing incoming and outgoing mail and providing additional clerical support as requested.**Roles and Responsibilities:****ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:*** Operates switchboard, answers, transfers, and disseminates all incoming calls to appropriate people in a professional and courteous manner and takes messages.* Pages individuals over the central paging system as requested and according to hospital policy.* Greets, welcomes, and directs individuals entering the Program promptly, assuring that all visitors, vendors and other guests are registered in the facility visitor's log.* Provides assistance to patients and employees, such as making changes, checking valuables, providing meal tickets, and providing postage as requested.* Sorts and delivers incoming mail and sends outgoing mail on a timely basis.* Handles facility inquiries and provide general information.* Maintains petty cash fund.* Receives and documents deliveries* Performs cash receipt batch write-up including G/L coding.* Accepts payments on patient accounts and writes receipts.* Notifies facility staff of visitor’s arrival.* Maintains security by following established procedures including monitoring guest logbook and issuing visitor badges, if required.* Performs data entry as assigned.* Provides clerical support to other departments, as needed.**EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:*** High School diploma or equivalent required.* At least one-year related experience preferred.* Excellent communications and interpersonal skills required.**LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:**Not Applicable.**WORK LOCATION:**This position is onsite and is not a remote position.**SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:**This position is an Individual ContributorWhy Peak Behavioral Health?Peak Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Peak Behavioral Health is an EOE.Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.