Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Forest View Hospital a 108-bed facility brings over 45 years of experience to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues. As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a Receptionist.

A Receptionist cordially greets and receives hospital guests, ascertains their needs and appropriately directs visitors. They also operate the hospital switchboard in a professional manner and correctly routes calls. They perform admission registration process and a variety of clerical duties.

Reception Job Responsibilities:

* Operates the hospital switchboard and paging system functions in a professional, courteous, and effective manner directing all incoming calls to the appropriate person.
* Welcomes visitors to the hospital in a warm and helpful manner. Maintain visitor log, passes and adherence to established procedure.
* Protects confidentiality of hospital information and hospitalized patients information, strictly adheres to privacy and patient rights procedures.
* Performs admission procedures, demonstrating comprehension of admission forms and facility to answer patient/visitor questions regarding the process.
* Accurately performs clerical including entering data and managing reports.
* Perform opening and closing procedures.
* Comply with hospital policy regarding handling patient valuables and cash drawer.
* Accept payment and give receipts for hospital cafeteria tickets.
* Assists with COVID-19 protocols including screening of visitors and staff and additional cleaning requirements for the front lobby and assessment rooms.
* Perform other duties as assigned.

This is a Per Diem or as needed position. We are seeking applicants that are interested in working 1st or 2nd shift including weekends, as needed.

EEO Statement

Forest View Hospital is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Forest View Hospital is an equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At Forest View Hospital, our Human Resources department is here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning Forest View Hospital, UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Qualifications

Receptionist Job Requirements:

* High school graduate or equivalent
* Accurate typing skills and previous office experience.
* Effective oral and written communication skills and demonstrated interpersonal skills to interact with a diverse population.
* Ability to make independent, responsible decisions upholding hospital policy.