Lifepoint Health is hiring: Receptionist in Lynchburg

Receptionist

At Centra Behavioral Health Hospital, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Come join us in our journey of opening a brand-new hospital!

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Brand new facility: Brand new hospital, built from the ground up, with cutting edge equipment and technology!

Responsible for greeting guests and receiving calls, determines the nature of their business and directing them to the appropriate staff. Demonstrates excellent customer service skills. Able to perform a wide variety of clerical duties such as typing, filing, copying, message taking or other duties as assigned. Facilitates follow of information through the hospital while adhering to HIPAA guidelines. Works closely with the Business Development and Assessment departments in the patient assessment and admission process. Must be competent in obtaining patient vitals when asked by Assessment Department.

Responsibilities:

• Greet patients and guests upon arrival and ensure their comfort.
• Demonstrates excellent guest relations in communication and cooperation, assists patients, licensed practitioners, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Records and routes telephone and in-person messages accurately, completely, and promptly.
• Maintains an accurate record of visitors each day, personal belongings dropped off, visitation logs, etc.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of hospital emergency code response procedures with ability to calls codes through the speaker system in a correct and audible manner.
• Routes incoming mail promptly and to the correct departments or individuals. Maintains awareness of highly confidential and/or important documents received at the hospital (as assigned).
• Assure lobby area is clean and presentable, with appropriate beverages and snacks for patients and visitors.
• Assists Assessment and other departments as required.
• Offers assistance to the Business Development/Community Relations Department with respect to special projects and community involvement.
• Able to maintain professionalism in a variety of stressful situations.

Applicants should possess the following qualifications and skills:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Combination of education and relevant work experience may be accepted.
• Experience: Previous clerical and customer service experience preferred.
• License: Valid driver's license preferred.
• Additional Requirements: CPR and CPI certified within 30 days of employment. May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestoneyour experience matters.

Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Centra Behavioral Health Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.