About this role
Compensation - $11.00/hour
Qualifications: • High school diploma and advanced education with college level courses or trade school preferred • Previous experience with computers and MS Office. • Understanding, compassion, patience, and maturity when dealing with elders, co-workers, families and visitors. • Strength required is light duty - lifting 25 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects up to 10 lbs. • Pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fingering and/or feeling are required • Stooping, kneeling, and crouching are required. • Talking is required; must be able to speak the English language and proficiently express ideas by spoken word.
Job Specific Duties include: • Visitors/Sign in/out • Telephone calls and messages: Answers the telephone in a polite manner and directs/transfer calls, takes messages or connects caller as appropriate. Maintains a list of residents, staff and board members. • Front desk coverage: Is responsible for coverage of the front desk during shift • Locking doors: Is responsible for locking/unlocking front door at designated times. The receptionist should coordinate door security with Maintenance. • Security gate: Serves as the primary person to operate the security gate i.e., monitors calls from the gate and allows authorized individuals onto the property. • Mail: Sorts and delivers mail. Separate resident's mail from Poydras Home mail. • Monitors the residents in the reception area and notifies the nursing staff of any problems that arise. • Daily calls to independent living residents • Performs other clerical duties as assigned such as filing, photocopying, sending facsimiles and other clerical activities. • Performs any other duties as requested by the CEO, Executive Administrative Assistant or charge nurse on duty. • Effectively communicates and corresponds with co-workers on important matters and messages using the Receptionist Pass On daily shift notes. • Make reservations for the PH resident events. • Submit transportation requests for doctor/dentist appointments for the Residents. • Conduct any required staff, visitor, etc. screening upon entry to campus for infection control.