Receptionist Full Time

Kindred-Hospital-Baldwin-Park; Baldwin Park (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Kindred Hospital Baldwin Park is seeking a friendly receptionist to operate the telephone switchboard, greet visitors and direct them to the appropriate department. You will ensure timely communication and accurate messages.

In this role, you may assist with admission paperwork and support clinical staff by managing calls for patients and families. A healthcare setting background and dependable attendance are essential.

Qualifications

• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• On the job or equivalent training/experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Answer, route and screen outside calls; transfer and take messages.
• Greet visitors and direct to proper location.
• Contact families to sign admission paperwork timely.
• Assist with charge entry and reconciliation of charges when needed.
• Pages code blue, fire, stat and emergency calls per protocol.
• Maintain department extension lists and hospital contact numbers.
• Notify leadership of emergency patients.
• Receive disaster information and notify proper personnel.

Skills

Fluent English

Good attendance

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Description

Kindred Hospital Baldwin Park helps patients return to the lives they love. At our 91-bed hospital, our physician-led care teams provide critically ill patients with the specialized acute care and rehabilitation they need, for the time they need it - empowering them to take the next step in their recovery journey. We also offer an eight-bed ICU and three negative pressure rooms for treating particularly serious conditions. We are located near the I-605 and I-10 intersection in Baldwin Park with a number of shops and restaurants nearby for added convenience.

Job Summary

Operates telephone switchboard to relay incoming, outgoing and interoffice calls. Greets and receive visitors and directs as appropriate. May be responsible for contacting and meeting with families to sign admission paperwork timely. When requested performs charge entry and charge control guidelines to facilitate accurate and timely capture, control, and reconciliation of all charges.

Essential Functions

• Courteously answers, routes and screens outside calls to the proper department or extension number. Transfers calls, takes accurate messages and/or holds calls when necessary.
• Answers and screens in-house calls, and takes phone messages for doctors and personnel, requests for pages and to complete calls for patients who may need assistance.
• Greets visitors, vendors, physicians and identifies self and briefly explains hospital policies (parking/visitation) if called upon; directs to proper location as needed.
• Pages code blue, fire alerts, stat calls, emergency calls per protocol.
• Maintains an acute list of departments and extension numbers as well as phone numbers of hospitals in the area.
• Maintains an alphabetical and numerical log of patient’s names, room numbers and telephone extensions in order to expedite the relaying of calls.
• Notifies clinical leadership of emergency patients entering the hospital.
• Receives disaster information, notifies proper personnel and departments. Signals all clear when appropriate.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Pay range

$23.00/Hr

ScionHealth has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent including education equivalent to completion of secondary school or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role. (Preferred)

Licenses/Certifications

• None required

Experience

• On the job or equivalent training/experience in a healthcare setting.