Receptionist Part Time

About the role

Kindred Hospital Las Vegas - Sahara is a 52-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care seven days a week so you can start your journey to wellness. For those who need special medical attention, we offer an Outpatient Wound Care Clinic. We are conveniently located a short distance from shops and restaurants, and are less than 3 miles west of I-15.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Qualifications

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

Skills & Expectations

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

Pay

$16.26 - $24.39/Hr

Benefits

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.