THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN MERRIAM, KS Job Summary The ideal receptionist will have skills in auditing, compliance and excellent coordination between all departments. Responsibilities
- Meets and greets all new residents to facility; explains and orients residents to facility services such as telephone, cable, dietary preferences, laundry and activities.
- Resolves customer requests, questions and complaints; provides information to improve customer service.
Serves as liaison between residents and other departments.
- Conducts inquiries on customer satisfaction; reports information using recommended tools and forms.
- Identifies, researches and resolves customer concerns; reports trends to Quality Assurance Committee follows up on customer inquiries not immediately resolved.
- Coordinate discharge planning with resident, family, rehab, nursing, referrals to agencies.
- Arranges for consults for residents annually or as needed.
- Serves as role model to foster superb customer service.
- Assists the center in ensuring adherence to Federal and State regulations including participating in survey process and the correction of deficiencies.
- Completes clerical work for administrative and facility personnel; opens, delivers, and forwards mail; transcribes materials; records appointments and meetings for administrative staff; files necessary documents.
- Answers telephone and directs caller to correct station; refers to nursing home directory to ascertain station number of persons requested; takes messages for staff members; answers questions of callers according to nursing home policy; answers routine correspondence.
- Alerts specified individuals and agencies in case of emergencies; assembles material for reports and questionnaires.
- Announces notifications over public address system.
- Updates resident directory including resident’s names, room locations, and telephone extensions.
- Arranges for service of office equipment.
- Passes out and collects employment applications.
Qualifications
- High school diploma required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office:
Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Possess effective communication skills to maintain positive relationship with residents, families, staff, physicians, consultants, providers, and governmental agencies, their representatives and the community.
Benefits
- 401K
- Annual evaluations
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Electronic documentation
- Employee appreciation events
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Modified Comp
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
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