**Primary City/State:**
Glendale, Arizona
**Department Name:**
Volunteer Svcs-Hosp
**Work Shift:**
Varied
**Job Category:**
Administrative Services
Help move health care into the future. At Banner Health we are changing health care to make the experience the best it can be. If that sounds like something you want to be part of, apply today.
As a Receptionist at Banner you will be the first friendly face many of our patients and visitors see! You will be responsible for greeting, screening, and assisting patients, families, team members, and visitors at the assigned entrance to the facility, including providing information and direction to patient rooms, meeting rooms, registration areas, and surgery and imaging waiting areas. The ideal candidate has a passion for helping others, adapts well to constant change, can remain calm under pressure, and understands the importance of providing quality customer service, while ensuring all required screening procedures are met.
Shift: three 12 hour shifts, every 2nd or 3rd weekend
Location: 5555 Thunderbird Rd, Glendale AZ 85306
This is a full-time position, working 40 hours per week (shifts vary). Weekend rotations and holidays are required.
Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for greeting, screening, and providing assistance to patients, families, and visitors. This position provides quality customer service and may also answer phones and control access to a care delivery area.
CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Greets and assists visitors to the area. Provides them with general information regarding processes and policies, and directs them to appropriate resources, services, or areas.
2. Maintains an orderly waiting area and works with volunteer services to provide a positive/satisfying experience for patients and/or visitors. Reports maintenance issues as needed to facilitate visitor comfort and safety.
3. In patient care delivery areas, coordinates access to the care delivery area, performs visitor authorization procedures, serves as a liaison between visitors and staff, relays visitor concerns to staff, and coordinates visitor support services such as assigning lockers, taking and relaying messages, assigning pagers to visitors, etc.
4. May answer phones, transfer calls , take messages, and relay messages and information as needed.
5. May perform these additional functions, depending on assigned area: assembles charts, files, sorts mail, maintains supplies inventory, transports patients, processes occasional miscellaneous payments, or other appropriate duties as requested.
6. Performs functions within established parameters. Customers include patients, families, and the community at large.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must have good interpersonal communication and display compassion in stressful situations. This position requires effective interpersonal communication skills and a friendly customer service attitude.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
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