Perioperative Room Attendant

Position Title Perioperative Waiting Room Attendant Days - Part Time Indian Creek Main Main Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Perioperative Waiting Room Attendant, under the direction of Main Pre/Post Nurse Manager, provides customer service to all patients and visitors; facilitates communication between patient/visitors and the healthcare team.
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* Work Schedule:

Monday
- Friday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm**

• Assists The University of Kansas Health System Information Desk to develop and enhance customer service for all patients and visitors.
• Collaborates with department liaisons to improve communication with patients/visitors; may include transport, facility navigation and/or facilitating important/confidential information to patients/visitors.
• Additionally, will assist the liaisons with locating and placing families in conference rooms for surgeon discussions
• Delivers customer focused communication to provide patients and visitors with quality information.
• Performs active surveillance of area for potential safety/security issues and or abnormal activities and communicate to appropriate personnel.
• Receives and relays all forms of communication accurately, promptly and courteously to the appropriate personnel/department.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Experience working in Windows and Microsoft Office.

• Associates Degree in Business or a related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• 3 or more years of face-to-face customer service experience.

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
  - Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Time Type:
Part time

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.

See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution- and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System As part of the region's premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.