Cashier, Retail

Job
Job Category:
Administrative Non Clinical Support
Work Type:
Part Time

Work Schedule:

Evenings
Department:
Gift Shop
Facility: BMH Anderson Hospital

Location:

Meridian, MS

Performs cashier duties, takes phone orders, restocks shelves, creates balloon bouquets and wraps packages.

• Records all transactions and handles all paperwork being processed to the accounting department.
• Performs inventory counts, restocks shelves, unpacks shipments, makes deliveries and prepares orders for shipment.
• Conducts over the counter sales of merchandise.
• Assists manager in general housekeeping and maintenance of stockroom.
• Responsible for balancing cash register at the end of shift and reporting any shortages immediately.
• Maintains store operations in the absence of the manager.
• Takes phone orders from customers.
• Writes legibly.
• Channels communications to appropriate personnel.

• Education/Regulatory Requirements:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
• Language
  
  Skills:
  • Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Skills:
  • Moderate to advanced computer and data entry skills.
• Specific Age Groups Served:
  • All age groups.
• Exposure Classifications:
  • Personnel Not Covered by the Standard:
    Jobs in which required tasks involve no greater exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues, would be encountered by a visitor. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues and the worker can decline to perform tasks, which involve a perceived risk without retribution.
• Professional Expectations:
  • Meets dress code standards; appearance is neat and clean.
  • Completes annual educational requirements.
  • Maintains regulatory requirements.
  • Wears identification badge while on duty.
  • Attends annual review and department in‑services as scheduled.
  • Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
  • Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility as well as the focus statement of the department.
  • Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized, and functions well under stressful situations.
  • Answers telephone and greet all patients and family members in a polite and tactful manner.

This job description is not intended to be all‑inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

• Descriptions for Physical Demands: 1‑33% – Occasional; 34‑67% – Frequent; 68‑100% – Continuous
• Physical Demands On‑the‑job time is spent in the following physical activities. This job requires that weight is lifted, or force is exerted.
• Stand – Continuous
• Walk – Continuous
• Sit – Occasional
• Talk or hear – Continuous
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel – Continuous
• Push/Pull – Frequent
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl – Frequent
• Reach with hands and arms – Frequent
• Taste or smell – Occasional
• Up to 10 pounds – Continuous
• Up to 25 pounds – Frequent
• Up to 50 pounds – Occasional
• Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Peripheral Vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• Depth Perception (three‑dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
• Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
• Ability to hear alarms on equipment
• Ability to hear client call
• Ability to hear instructions from physician/department staff
• Ability to hear overhead paging system and fire alarms

• Work Environment:
  • Work near moving mechanical parts – Occasional
  • The typical noise level for the work environment – Loud Noise
• Repetitive Motion Actions:
  • Repetitive use of hands – Continuous
  • Grasping: simple/light – Frequent
  • Grasping: firm/heavy – Frequent
  • Fine Dexterity – Frequent