Receptionist

Lifepoint Health; Lawrenceburg (TN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health is seeking a Receptionist to provide essential front-desk and administrative support across practices or departments. The role involves greeting patients, handling calls, scheduling appointments, and supporting clerical tasks with accuracy and professional communication.

Candidate requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent (an associates degree preferred). The position emphasizes reliability, calm under pressure, and teamwork within a larger healthcare network

Qualifications

• Requires critical thinking and decisive judgment in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience handling multiple priorities with accuracy and privacy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for patient and staff interactions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and send correspondence, maintain filing systems, enter data, and manage databases.
• Greet visitors, communicate with patients and staff, and direct calls and messages.
• Schedule meetings and appointments; monitor supplies and organize the workspace.
• Handle basic accounting tasks such as invoices and petty cash when needed.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decision making

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates Degree Preferred

Job description

06450 Receptionist

Provide administrative support, performs as a receptionist, as well as clerical and customer service functions, as well as non-technical duties in Practices or Departments.

Reports to: Office Manager/Supervisor or Dept Director

FLSA: Non-exempt

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred; Associates Degree Preferred

Required Skills

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Essential Functions

• Prepares statistical reports and performs clerical functions such as preparing and sending outgoing mail, distributing incoming mail, maintaining filing systems, entering data and maintaining databases, typing documents and correspondence, photocopying, scanning, and faxing.
• Greets visitors and communicates with patients, providers, and other offices, departments, or facilities.
• Places, answers, and directs phone calls and distributes messages.
• Organizes, coordinates, and schedules meetings and appointments.
• Keeps office area neat and tidy and monitors and orders office supplies.
• Handles information requests, including reviewing files and records, answering inquiries, and responding to incoming work requests.
• Coordinates work flow and complies records of office activities.
• Controls basic accounting functions such as checking invoices, making deposits, and managing petty cash, in offices or departments where payments are made or collected.

Non-Essential Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service, projects and committees as assigned.
• Adheres to and supports policies and procedures of the STRHS.
• Works scheduled shifts including overtime, when necessary.
• Accepts all call schedule as directed.
• Maintains a neat and professional appearance in compliance to the existing dress code.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.