Overview Join our team as a rotating shift, full-time, Receptionist in Emerson, NJ. Why Join Us? Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being. People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for. Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care. Get to Know Your Team: Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU. Responsibilities The Receptionist provides a superior level of secretarial duties and reception services to the doctor, patients, and staff. Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history using the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Updates all patient files and makes sure documents are accurate, confidential, and compliant. Greets, check-in and check-out patients, and advises other medical staff of the arrival of patients. Assists in maintaining inventory of necessary supplies and on all instruments. Schedules appointments, follows up with no call - no shows, and the discharge of patients. Answers inbound calls to the practice, as well as, greets vendors and set vendor appointments. Conveys messages in writing, electronically, and verbally. Maintains Physicians’ calendars, prepares doctors' notes (return to work, school, or leave notices), and all other correspondence as directed. Scans, files, and faxes documents, as well as, prepares and sorts mail. Ensures the waiting and reception areas are kept orderly and clean, and will report on any damages of furniture, supplies, or equipment. Acts as a liaison with patients, referrals, general practitioners, health care professionals, and patient’s family member in a compassionate and kind manner. Qualifications Job Requirements: High School diploma or GED. Higher education may be substituted for experience 1+ years’ experience in a hospital or physician practice setting. Basic to intermediate EMR knowledge. Basic to intermediate Microsoft Office knowledge. Preferred Job Requirements: Associate’s degree in related field of study.