Front Desk Receptionist: PRN

Job Description

Job Description

Same Day Pay Options Available!

Job Title Variations: Receptionist, Clerk, Administrative Assistant
Reports to: Business Office Manager and/or Administrator
Classification: Non-Exempt Hourly

We are looking for someone to come in on an as needed basis to cover the Receptionist position at our front desk.

Position Description

Responsible for interpreting company policies, and employment law. Responsible recruiting, supporting, and developing talent.

Principal Responsibilities

• Meets and greets all new residents to facility; explains and orients residents to facility services such as telephone, cable, dietary preferences, laundry and activities.
• Resolves customer requests, questions and complaints; provides information to improve customer service.
• Serves as liaison between residents and other departments.
• Conducts inquiries on customer satisfaction; reports information using recommended tools and forms.
• Identifies, researches and resolves customer concerns; reports trends to Quality Assurance Committee follows up on customer inquiries not immediately resolved
• Coordinate discharge planning with resident, family, rehab, nursing, referrals to agencies.
• Arranges for consults for residents annually or as needed.
• Serves as role model to foster superb customer service.
• Assists the center in ensuring adherence to Federal and State regulations including participating in survey process and the correction of deficiencies.
• Completes clerical work for administrative and facility personnel; Opens, delivers, and forwards mail; Transcribes materials; Records appointments and meetings for administrative staff; Files necessary documents;
• Answers telephone and directs caller to correct station; Refers to nursing home directory to ascertain station number of persons requested; Takes messages for staff members; Answers questions of callers according to nursing home policy; Answers routine correspondence.
• Alerts specified individuals and agencies in case of emergencies; Assembles material for reports and questionnaires.
• Announces notifications over public address system.
• Updates resident directory including resident’s names, room locations, and telephone extensions.
• Arranges for service of office equipment.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities as assigned by supervisor- petty cash, AR/collections, resident trust fund, petty cash, renewals, and other. Supports business office functions as needed; Receives payments for services rendered and records amount received; Distributes petty cash and makes change; Prepares and distributes receipts for monies received.
• Passes out and collects employment applications.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

General Responsibilities

• Attends and participates in scheduled training, educational classes, and meetings to maintain current certification as applicable; Attends and participates in in-service training as mandated by regulatory agencies and company policy.
• Adheres to work schedules in completing and performing assigned tasks; completes all assigned tasks in a timely manner as instructed by the direct supervisor.
• Meets acceptable center attendance requirements; notifies facility before late arrival to or absence from work according to established center policy.
• Cooperates with other facility personnel to ensure that services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of residents; creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment.
• Adheres to established employee policies.
• Adheres to established dress code. 

Customer Service Responsibilities

• Models customer service principals throughout the center and promotes appreciation of our customer’s needs with every employee.
• Role model’s superior customer service
• Presents professional image through appearance, behavior and speech.
• Establishes realistic expectations for service levels with families, residents and referral sources

Residents Rights

• Understands, upholds and promotes the rights of the residents.
• Ensures residents can exercise rights without interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal from the facility.
• Ensures protected health information is kept confidential.
• Ensures resident concerns/complaints are responded to with tact and urgency.
• Reports allegations of resident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of resident property.
• Coordinates effective communication with Residents and Companions by assuring all arrangements for providing interpreters and/or other auxiliary aids and services needed by Residents and Responsible Party are made.

Safety and Sanitation

• Follows established safety policies and procedures.
• Identifies and corrects safety hazards; reports safety concerns as required.
• Observes safety needs of residents as indicated in care plan.
• Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies when indicated and properly trained to use.
• Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations.

Qualifications

• Highschool Diploma required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft office: Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Possess effective communication skills to maintain positive relationship with residents, families, staff, physicians, consultants, providers, and governmental agencies, their representatives and the community.

Travel

• Local travel to attend company trainings and/or workshops.

Principal Contacts

• Works closely with Supervisor, Administrator, facility personnel, vendors, visitors and residents. 

The Rehabilitation Center of Independence provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.