Anybody in PDX need a good job?

[Amberella]

I work at a clinic at one of the major portland hospitals, and I am looking for one full time and one part time person to staff our front desk. The job is HARD - you need a HS degree or GED and at least 2-3 years of office/receptionist experience, in the health industry is best. Bachelor's degree preferred.

You'd be working with cancer patients, so the ability to develop a good relationship while not getting too attached is key.

This is NOT an entry level position for somebody to get into a desk job - I am looking for upbeat, competent, detail-oriented individuals with lots of good experience. The pay starts around $14/hr.

I'm posting here as a last resort, you would not BELIEVE how hard it is to find good people for these jobs. Anybody know anybody?

You have to pass a drug test.

PM me for more info!

[doodlinggirl]

i thought it was a CMA job...or is this different???

[Amberella]

This is different, LOL. We have two CMA positions open too, but I think I filled those today, YAY!

[doodlinggirl]

cool......id apply....

but i have school....

and i cant pass a pee test....smoky smoky ya kno???

;)


gonna stick with dec when i start worrying about it.

[Nomad DJ]

If you haven't filled it by next Friday, give me a call... I may need a job by then...

lol

:D :( :mad: :confused:

[pretylc]

Hey! We're looking to hire a front desk person in my clinic too. Same requirements. Patients are children so you gotta like them. BUT the job isn't going to be posted until November.


To Nomad...really, Bryan? WTH

[Nukegrrrl]

Originally posted by Amberella
...The pay starts around $14/hr.

I'm posting here as a last resort, you would not BELIEVE how hard it is to find good people for these jobs. Anybody know anybody?

You have to pass a drug test. Is $14 dollars an hour a lot in Portland money?!?

Seems like most basic medical reception jobs in the Seattle area start at $17/18 an hour plus benefits, and do not require things like drug tests, the stress of dealing with terminally ill folks on a personal basis, or having an advanced college education. Hell - a lot of nurses and medical assisiants just have Associates degrees!

Check Craigslist and see what the basic rate for receptionists is, and tack on a few extra bucks per hour if you want one with a college education. Perhaps if potential job applicants knew they would be compensated fairly, they would be more interested in this grueling and stressful job position.

[djthebandit]

Originally posted by Amberella

I'm posting here as a last resort, you would not BELIEVE how hard it is to find good people for these jobs. Anybody know anybody?


LOL and you post it here. :D

[doodlinggirl]

Originally posted by Nukegrrrl
Is $14 dollars an hour a lot in Portland money?!?

Seems like most basic medical reception jobs in the Seattle area start at $17/18 an hour plus benefits, and do not require things like drug tests, the stress of dealing with terminally ill folks on a personal basis, or having an advanced college education. Hell - a lot of nurses and medical assisiants just have Associates degrees!

Check Craigslist and see what the basic rate for receptionists is, and tack on a few extra bucks per hour if you want one with a college education. Perhaps if potential job applicants knew they would be compensated fairly, they would be more interested in this grueling and stressful job position.


cost of living is way higher up there......one of the things holding me back from making the final decision to move up when im done with school....

[Amberella]

Yeah - $14 an hour is a good "entry-level" wage for Portland. You'd be part of a union however, so you get great benefits like paid health insurance and guarenteed pay raises.

(And yes Ben - I had the slim hope that somebody on here has a sibling or something that is wanting to be in healthcare)

[Nomad DJ]

Originally posted by Amberella
(And yes Ben - I had the slim hope that somebody on here has a sibling or something that is wanting to be in healthcare)

Thus making the assumption that anybody on the board wouldn't be a good fit for the job... But hopefully they have an uncorrupted sibling?

;)

[Amberella]

Originally posted by Nomad DJ
Thus making the assumption that anybody on the board wouldn't be a good fit for the job... But hopefully they have an uncorrupted sibling?

;)

Essentially, yes!

LOL

[Nomad DJ]

Originally posted by Amberella
Essentially, yes!

LOL

You are wise beyond your years...

lol

[Amberella]

However - I have gotten one great response so far that I am hopeful about, so yay nwtekno.

[Amberella]

Originally posted by Nomad DJ
You are wise beyond your years...

lol

Haha, I guess that would be why they have me doing the hiring!

[doodlinggirl]

YAY NWTEKNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



lol....

[quickster]

Originally posted by Nukegrrrl
Is $14 dollars an hour a lot in Portland money?!?

Its a good start if you don't have any college education, the average rent for a room in an apartment in PDX is $350, meaning for a 2 bedroom, you pay $700. The average rent for a room in a house is $425, so yea you can live off $14 an hour. plus theres no sales tax on anything, so its pretty easy. Its not spectacular either. You would be suprised at how many people are ok with making much less then that though.

[Amberella]

The free (good) health insurance makes up for the possibly relatively low starting pay as well. You also get a retirement account, dental, and life insurance paid for.

[mchll888]

Originally posted by Nukegrrrl
Is $14 dollars an hour a lot in Portland money?!?

Seems like most basic medical reception jobs in the Seattle area start at $17/18 an hour plus benefits, and do not require things like drug tests, the stress of dealing with terminally ill folks on a personal basis, or having an advanced college education. Hell - a lot of nurses and medical assisiants just have Associates degrees!

Check Craigslist and see what the basic rate for receptionists is, and tack on a few extra bucks per hour if you want one with a college education. Perhaps if potential job applicants knew they would be compensated fairly, they would be more interested in this grueling and stressful job position.
The basic pay they post on craigslist is never what they pay. I had 4 years medial reception and billing experience with a childrens clinic and orthopedic surgeons office and the most I got offered when applying was $11 or so an hour. Unless you work for the public health and then they start you around $17 an hour but those are hard to get.

[Amberella]

Originally posted by mchll888
$11 or so an hour.

Which is pretty normal for a receptionist in Portland I think, entry level at least. Sucks, but everything else is usually cheaper down here too.

[xshank667x]

Originally posted by Amberella
Yeah - $14 an hour is a good "entry-level" wage for Portland. You'd be part of a union however, so you get great benefits like paid health insurance and guarenteed pay raises.

(And yes Ben - I had the slim hope that somebody on here has a sibling or something that is wanting to be in healthcare)

I'm going into healthcare! Well going to be going to school to GET into the medical field anyways...RADIOLOGY!

[djowns]

Originally posted by xshank667x
I'm going into healthcare! Well going to be going to school to GET into the medical field anyways...RADIOLOGY!


Anyone else scared for the future of the human race after ready this?

[burnt]

haha, and I advise some of the biggest computer companies in the world on best business practices. often with a mild hangover.



we're all doomed man.

[Amberella]

Originally posted by xshank667x
I'm going into healthcare! Well going to be going to school to GET into the medical field anyways...RADIOLOGY!

Haha, oh Adam.

You're going to have to get some of those tattoos removed...HARDCORE RADIOLOGIST! FUCK YA! :rolleyes:

[gingerballs]

http://deforum.ru/walls/degames/2/200/radioactive.jpg

[djsence]

Originally posted by Amberella
Haha, oh Adam.

You're going to have to get some of those tattoos removed...HARDCORE RADIOLOGIST! FUCK YA! :rolleyes:

they don't care about tattoos if one is going into the "tech" proffession..... xray tech etc... tatoos dont matter.

[doodlinggirl]

Originally posted by Amberella
Haha, oh Adam.

You're going to have to get some of those tattoos removed...HARDCORE RADIOLOGIST! FUCK YA! :rolleyes:


he actually wont......


not all places of employment are as strict as hospitals......

hospitals arent the only ones that have radiology departments.....




it was one of the firelds that i was going to go into but i changed my mind after learning about how obsolete they are becoming....

not much of a future in somthing that has another machine that isnt radioactive that does a better job.....

[Amberella]

Originally posted by djsence
they don't care about tattoos if one is going into the "tech" proffession..... xray tech etc... tatoos dont matter.

Last time I talked to him he wanted to be a RADIOLOGIST (which is an MD position), not a Radiology Tech (the guy that hits the button).

[gingerballs]

I've had doctors with tattoo's.

Last time I checked unless it was on your neck or hand you can cover it up with a long sleaved shirt or lab coat.

It really doesn't matter in 2006.

[doodlinggirl]

Originally posted by Zero5
I've had doctors with tattoo's.

Last time I checked unless it was on your neck or hand you can cover it up with a long sleaved shirt or lab coat.

It really doesn't matter in 2006.


YUP!!!!!


but adam had them on his hand...not coverupable.....hed be using that tape stuff to cover it....

[gingerballs]

The guy at Swedish who does my ankle x-rays has tattoos.

[djsence]

Originally posted by Amberella
Last time I talked to him he wanted to be a RADIOLOGIST (which is an MD position), not a Radiology Tech (the guy that hits the button).

dude this is ADAM we are talking about. The guy can't even keep his job at the porn store. So i am sure a tech is where he should be shooting for.

[doodlinggirl]

Originally posted by djsence
dude this is ADAM we are talking about. The guy can't even keep his job at the porn store. So i am sure a tech is where he should be shooting for.



LMAO!!!!

[Amberella]

Bumping this up - ANOTHER person put in notice because she is moving. So now I need two full time and one part time people.

[doodlinggirl]

i have an interview today......


not with you tho......


to work with people with developmental disabilities administering drugs and stuff.....


perfect....


not a lot of money....BUUUUGE pay cut.... $8.5 /hr

[pretylc]

I told my mom about the openings at your clinic and she declined. She doesn't want to deal with humans. Too stressful.

[doodlinggirl]

Originally posted by pretylc
I told my mom about the openings at your clinic and she declined. She doesn't want to deal with humans. Too stressful.


LOL......humans....



thats funny.....what does she want to do...and does she realize that no matter what you do, there will be human involvement.....


:confused:

[pretylc]

That's what I thought too but she would rather work with machines...which is what she is doing right now. She's floor supervisor at Warn industry. They make the truck accessories like the grills and the tow lines, etc.