Guest Services Receptionist
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Medical receptionists employed in Louisiana earn a median of $15.75 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Medical receptionists in Louisiana: pay by town and employer
Patient access, front desk and medical coding jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Median days to removal 14.0 days · Still listed at 7 days 65.4%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 4.78x · Clicks 232
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 49.8% · Stating an hourly rate 44.6%
From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 11 Nov 2026. Every figure for Patient access, front desk and medical coding jobs
About the job
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.
Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.
Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.
Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.
Job Description
THIS POSITION IS PRN, AS NEEDED
SCOPE: The Guest Services Receptionist serves as the first point of contact for patients, caregivers, and visitors at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. The role is responsible for creating a welcoming and compassionate environment, ensuring an exceptional patient experience from arrival to departure. The Receptionist provides information, directions, assistance with transportation and appointments, and coordinates with clinic and support teams to meet individual patient needs.
FUNCTIONS:
1.Greet and assist guests upon arrival in a professional and friendly manner
- Assist guests with verifying appointment/ meeting details and presenting to the correct location
- Respond promptly to patient inquires and concerns, escalating to the appropriate contact when necessary
- Monitor and manage lobby and waiting area environments to ensure comfort and cleanliness
- Support other functions and special programs related to the patient experience
QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Customer service experience
- Healthcare experience preferred
- Experience working with patients or vulnerable populations preferred
From Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →
Cross Country HealthcareTravel nursing agency
A national staffing company placing travel nurses, allied professionals, therapists and locum tenens providers, with local and per diem work too.
Places: Nurses, NPs & PAs, Doctors, CNAs & PCTs
NuWest GroupHealthcare staffing agency
A healthcare staffing firm placing travel and local nurses, allied and lab professionals, CNAs, medical assistants and non-clinical admin staff on assignments, temp-to-hire and permanent jobs.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Medical assistants, Front desk & admin
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New patient access, front desk and medical coding jobs in Louisiana, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center hires imaging techs, nurses and front-office staff in Baton Rouge, Covington and other towns in Louisiana.
Hires in LouisianaPay on its listings: 0% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
More open jobs at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
More patient access, front desk and medical coding jobs
Experienced in the healthcare front office or coding?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.