Universal Health Services

RECEPTIONIST

Posted on: 21 Feb 2021

Bowling Green, KY

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY
Performs Receptionist duties and clerical duties as assigned. Coordinates all communication in the facility.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Receives phone calls and handles all inquiries and routes them to the appropriate authority.
2. Greets visitors and guests in an appropriate, professional manner.
3. Communicates emergency situation in the facility and alerts proper authorities if necessary.
4. Coordinates visitation by having visitors sign confidentiality statements, giving them name badges, logging their names in the visitors' book, having them escorted by hospital personnel, and checking them out (in the visitors' book) at closing times.
5. Maintains the petty cash fund for change purposes.
6. Sells employee meal tickets.
7. Stamps all mail with proper date.
8. Records receipts of checks/money orders received in the mail or by express mail and contacts proper person in Business Office to pick up these checks/money orders daily.
9. Maintains a neat, clean, orderly appearance in the lobby/receptionist area.
10. Performs clerical duties and typing as required.
11. Maintains hospital inservice logs.
12. Other duties as assigned.
13. Will adhere to all safety policies and safe work practice.
14. Will attend hospital safety trainings.
15. Will adhere to all hospital policies and procedures.
16. Will report all accidents immediately.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
Training and Experience: One to two years prior experience preferred. The first shift receptionist must have two years experience.
Knowledge Required: Requires knowledge of general office and phone skills as well as excellent organization, written and verbal communication skills. Must have neat handwriting. The ability to handle confidential information and to maintain a pleasant and congenial attitude at all times.

Universal Health Services

King of Prussia, PA

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected healthcare management companies, operating through its subsidiaries, behavioral health facilities, acute care hospitals and ambulatory centers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. UHS was founded in 1979 by Alan B. Miller, Chairman and CEO, and today has more than 87,000 employees. UHS maintains one of the strongest balance sheets and is rated among the highest in the hospital services industry by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. This strong capital position has enabled the company to develop and acquire many new facilities over the past few years. 

The UHS strategy is to build or purchase healthcare properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. UHS owes its success to a responsive management style and to a service philosophy that is based on integrity, competence and compassion.

The healthcare industry remains a place of rapid change and uncertainty. But with strength, experience and foresight to chart its own course, UHS has every reason to face the future with optimism.