Company Overview:

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.  We have an opportunity for a PRN Receptionist to cover vacation and PTO shifts to join our Galveston, Texas team.

Job Overview:

The receptionist is the first impression of the hospital to incoming staff and visitors.  The receptionist operates the hospital's telephone switchboard system and assists visitors, answers the telephone, directs calls, pages and takes messages.  The receptionist greets and directs visitors, receives donations, types and performs other clerical duties.

Hours of this position are flexible and could range during weekdays from 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. (8 hour shifts), with weekend opportunities from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. (10 hour shift)

Responsibilities:

Answers the hospital switchboard telephone promptly and directs calls to proper individual

Register visitors to obtain a visitor badge

Greets visitors and staff courteously and with a smile, and directs them to proper personnel

In the absence of donor development, receives monetary and material donations

Assists visitors and patients with luggage

Qualifications:

Education

High School diploma or GED preferred.

Skills

2 years receptionist experience preferred

Bilingual English/Spanish required