When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Contributes to the Hospital’s mission to care, to heal, and to excel in service to our community by guiding clients facing hair loss in the selection of wigs and head coverings. This staff position impacts patients by continuously improving patient satisfaction by maintaining dignity and confidence during a difficult and emotional time.
Job Description:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Required: High School Diploma or G.E.D.
Preferred:
Experience:
Required: Prior healthcare and/or retail
Other Skills/Knowledge:
Required: For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS:
Required: Licensed Cosmetologist
LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: N/A
POPULATION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS:
On-call: N/A
Schedule requirements: Flexibility required for hours dictated by patient needs
Travel requirements: N/A
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:
- Reports to the Associate Director of the Community Health Institute
- Not responsible for supervising the work of others
JOB FUNCTIONS
Consistent with the WE CARE principles and inherent in a hospital environment, employees must be flexible in meeting patients’ and the Hospital’s needs. While the list below describes the primary functions of this job, all employees at Winchester Hospital need to recognize that an essential element of their job is the ability to respond to unanticipated and/or changing situations. This may result in assuming responsibilities or tasks which are not on this list.
As part of the Community Health Institute team, the Wig Consultant:
- Select, fit and customize wigs for clients during personal consultation.
- Review available styles both in stock and through catalogs to determine appropriate styles.
- Review with client service provided, payment or insurance information.
- Maintain inventory by monitoring product levels and order and stocking supplies needed.
- Documents billing by completing necessary forms and forwarding documentation to Winchester Physician Associates.
- Maintains a clean and safe work environment to enhance patient satisfaction and a culture of safety.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
What We Do
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