Nursing Home Weekend Receptionist Sat & Sun

Summary/Objective

In keeping with our organization’s goal of improving the lives of the Residents we serve, the Receptionist is responsible for providing superior customer service by acting as the first point of contact for all visitors to the facility. The Receptionist will be responsible for answering incoming calls, directing calls to the appropriate party, locating personnel by using overhead paging system, greets and directs all visitors to the facility, ensures that all visitors sign-in and refuse visitor’s entry to the facility if needed, reports suspicious behavior to the supervisor on duty, responds to inquiries regarding job openings and distributes job applications to perspective employees, receives, sorts and forwards incoming mail, coordinates the pick-up and delivery of express mail services, reports all resident and Resident concerns to the appropriate department head, maintains a list of all Residents by name and room number, staff extension numbers and key personnel, handles sensitive information regarding Residents and other facility matters with professionalism and confidentiality, works in an organized fashion and keeps lobby and workstation clean and free of hazards at all times, reports all hazardous conditions, damaged equipment and supply issues to the supervisor, communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with Residents/residents, Visitors, Families, Peers and Supervisors.

Essential Functions

• Operate multiline telephone and paging system
• Answer incoming calls, determine the nature of the call and route the call to the appropriate party
• Locate personnel by using overhead paging system
• Greets and directs all visitors to the facility, ensures that all visitors sign-in and refuse visitor’s entry to the facility if needed
• Reports suspicious behavior to the supervisor on duty
• Responds to inquiries regarding job openings and distributes job applications to perspective employees
• Receives, sorts and forwards incoming mail
• Captures and forwards incoming express mail services
• Reports all resident and Resident concerns to the appropriate department head
• Maintains a list of all Residents by name and room number, staff extension numbers and key personnel
• Handles sensitive information regarding Residents and other facility matters with professionalism and confidentiality
• Works in an organized fashion and keeps lobby and workstation clean and free of hazards at all times
• Reports all hazardous conditions, damaged equipment and supply issues to the supervisor
• Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with Residents/residents, Visitors, Families, Peers and Supervisors

Benefits

• Earned it bonus
• Paid orientation
• Very supportive management
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee discounts
• Monthly gift cards
• High No Frills rates
• Same day pay option
• Employee Engagement program
• Staff appreciation lunches and give outs
• Company Swag
• Annual raises
• Opportunities for advancement
• Birthday pay

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends