What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Attendant position at Gundersen Health System?
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Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a friendly, service‑oriented Hospital Patient Attendant to join our team! In this role, you will warmly greet and assist patients, family members, and visitors while helping them navigate the hospital and clinic. You’ll play an important part in creating a welcoming, supportive, and positive experience for everyone who enters our facilities.
What's Available
If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.
We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a friendly, service‑oriented Hospital Patient Attendant to join our team! In this role, you will warmly greet and assist patients, family members, and visitors while helping them navigate the hospital and clinic. You’ll play an important part in creating a welcoming, supportive, and positive experience for everyone who enters our facilities.
What's Available
- 1.0 FTE (40 hours weekly)
- Shifts: Monday-Friday, 7 am-3:30 pm, every other weekend rotation required
- Starting pay of $16.11 more for experience!
- Location: La Crosse
- Provide exceptional customer service by greeting, directing, escorting, and assisting patients, visitors, and families throughout the hospital and clinic.
- Assist patients with wheelchair use, transport, and wayfinding while ensuring safety
- Support check‑in processes for visitors and vendors and respond to customer questions, concerns, or needs using appropriate resources.
- Maintain clean, clutter‑free entrances and notify Environmental Services or Security when additional support is needed.
- Perform a variety of clerical duties, including basic computer use, paging, phone skills, and data entry for tracking logs and reports.
- High School Diploma or equivalency
- 1 year of experience working with the public
- 1 year of customer service or healthcare experience preferred
- Basic computer skills is a plus!
- Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the Midwest
- A welcoming environment where you are valued and appreciated
- Flexible scheduling - pick up shifts that work best for you!
- Professional Development Opportunities and Career Development Center support
- Support to grow in your career with access to our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program
- Top-rated retirement plan and healthcare benefits
- Departmental leadership that supports you as you do your best work.
- Work/Life balance to love what you do and where you live
If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.
We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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