House of Care Assistant

About the job

Location:

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Geisinger’s House of Care provides low-cost, convenient and comfortable lodging for adult patients with cancer, and one family member. Guest stays can range from one night to keep an early morning appointment, to several weeks while undergoing extensive treatment. The House of Care Assistant is responsible for providing clerical desk support to for the House of Care. Ensures clerical activities provide efficiency and organization to the House of Care, and ultimately, comfort for its guests.

Job Duties:

• Performs basic office functions such as typing, filing and word processing.
• Responsible for the collection of cash and maintaining the cash box.
• Assigns appropriate room accommodations by availability and guest needs.
• Determines which rooms are available for new guests.
• Determines which rooms need cleaned by housekeeping.
• Checks rooms to ensure ready for guest arrival.
• Answers guest questions, tends to various guest concerns.
• Immediately reports any housekeeping or facilities concerns.
• Handles simple public inquiries, accepting or, in some cases, denying or re-directing donated supplies.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

• Schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• We are looking for someone available to consistently work ~ Thursdays and Fridays each week.

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Clerical I, Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Working Independently OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.