"Receptionist (Part-time) – Psychology"

Position Summary

This is the part-time evening receptionist position for the Rita McGinley Psychology Clinic.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Acts as desk clerk or receptionist; answers inquiries or refers them to appropriate Clinic personnel. Takes and distributes messages as necessary.
• Receives clients’ payments, prints receipts.
• Supplies routine information regarding the Clinic’s services and fee scales to potential clients.
• Assists in preparation of daily log sheets and setting up receipts.
• Operates copy machine and fax machine.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Covers the office in the absence of the Administrative Assistant.
• Assists with administrative aspects of after-hours Clinical emergencies.
• Assists the Clinic Director with compiling Clinic and program data.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications: Associates Degree from an accredited institution. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel and of modern office equipment.

Preferred qualifications: Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel and of modern office equipment
• Ability to maintain complex clerical records and prepare reports from such records
• Operate a multi-line telephone system
• Make decisions in accordance with regulations and established policies and procedures
• Maintain high standard of confidentiality
• Establish and maintain good relations with students, staff, and the general public
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.
• Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.