Front Desk Receptionist

Join Our Caring Team at Apple Rehab Hewitt!

Are you passionate about providing exceptional care in a warm, family-oriented environment? Look no further! Apple Rehab Hewitt, a 120-bed long-term care and rehabilitation center nestled in the heart of downtown Shelton, embodies a legacy of compassionate service. Our commitment to excellence is echoed through our dedicated staff, whose unwavering loyalty spans decades, ensuring enduring dedication and consistent high-quality care.

Why Choose Apple Rehab Hewitt? By fostering a culture of gratitude and support, we ensure that our staff feels valued, motivated, and empowered, thus enhancing the quality of care and creating a fulfilling workplace at Apple Rehab Hewitt.

About Us: As a family-owned and operated company, Apple Rehab prioritizes treating residents and staff like family. With our senior management based in our local Avon, CT office, we ensure superior care from a company deeply rooted in your community. Our leadership is not distant but right in your backyard, offering a supportive and collaborative environment.

Job Opportunity: Front Desk Receptionist

Schedule: Per Diem 8 AM to 4 PM, 4PM to 7 PM, or 10 AM to 6 PM

Pay: $17.00 hourly

Responsibilities: Performs clerical duties and recordkeeping functions to assist the administrative team in meeting the needs of the facility, to ensure proper procedures and that the confidentiality of facility information and records is maintained at all times.

Essential Job Functions (With or Without Reasonable Accommodation):

• Ability to answer the phone, handle heavy phone contact
• Include resident transportation scheduling and coordination.
• Develops and maintains cooperative rapport with all facility personnel, greets and assists residents, visitors, vendors and job applicants in a professional and courteous manner.
• Process mail, answers telephones, accurately records messages and responds to inquiries in a courteous manner. Types and proofreads reports, letters and correspondence for staff as needed.
• Maintains databases and lists of resident personal information such as phone numbers and processes mailings as needed. Prepares admission packets and ensures distribution to appropriate departments.
• Assists all other facility staff with duties and is able to set and follow priorities ensuring that deadlines are met.
• Is responsible to ensure that office equipment including printers are maintained in a clean and safe manner, and ensures that the equipment and supplies are readily available and working.
• Programs the telephone system if necessary; sends, receives and distributes faxes; ensures that the postage machine is functioning and has postage available.
• Knows how to order and track office supply needs and deals with appropriate vendors.

Qualifications:

• Ability to read, write and follow written and oral directions in English.
• Ability to type at least 40 wpm with accuracy, perform simple math problems and handle multiple tasks at the same time with many interruptions and distractions.
• Ability to answer the phone, handle heavy phone contact in a pleasant and efficient manner taking accurate messages and delivering them to the appropriate staff.
• Ability to discern and then maintain confidential information.
• Demonstrates cooperation in assisting others and ability to work as a team.
• Patience, tact, enthusiasm and a positive attitude toward the staff, residents and their support networks.

Join Our Compassionate Team! Embark on a fulfilling career where compassionate care meets professional growth. Apply now to become a valued member of Apple Rehab Hewitt!

Note: Benefits and requirements may vary based on employment status and hours worked. Inquire within for specific details.

(Apple Rehab is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.)