Lexington Health · 9 hours ago
Gift Shop Assistant
Columbia, SC
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expLexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes multiple medical facilities and is recognized for excellence in nursing care. The Gift Shop Assistant will assist the Gift Shop Manager in the overall operations of the gift shop, including managing cash receipts, maintaining stock, and providing excellent customer service.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Reports for duty on time and ready to work the shift. Available to substitute on short notice
Responsible for gift shop operations on weekend and nights. This involves management of cash receipts and stock, opening and closing store, preparing registers, and troubleshooting customer concerns
Maintains good knowledge and location of merchandise and prices in the shop and stockroom
Rings up sales while maintaining cash control. Remains current on how to handle special sales, credit cards, payroll deduction, discounted sales, exchanges, and refunds
Prepares payroll deduction tickets, credit card tickets and coins for deposit if working nights and weekends
Responsible for orienting and training new volunteers/staff assigned to weekend shifts on policies and procedures
Checks stock needs in shop and replenishes with like or similar merchandise
Assists with design of creative and attractive displays
Assists with stock room organization
Prepares merchandise for sale by unpacking and pricing
Responsible for dusting and cleaning displays
Assist manager or other authorized personnel with related job duties as needed
Demonstrates communication knowledge/skills necessary to provide services to the age of patient served
Assists and supports the Auxiliary as requested by the manager
Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as requested in an emergency, e.g. fire or disaster
Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits customer relation skills to patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers. Shows courtesy, compassion and respect. Conforms to Service Excellence policy and 'House Rules.'
Participates in quality assessment and improvement activities
Demonstrates receptiveness to change and maintains a positive outlook throughout change process
Contributes to department effectiveness by planning and organizing work to be timely and accurate
Cost effectively utilizes resources and appropriately accounts for supplies and equipment
Qualification
Required
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: None
Substitutable Education & Experience: None
Required Certifications/Licensure: None
Required Training: Ability to function in a team environment with excellent customer service skills
Computer experience required
Knowledge of a Point of Sale System preferred
Must have good communication skills and be able to understand both written and oral communications
Preferred
Knowledge of a Point of Sale System preferred
Benefits
Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
Adoption assistance
LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan forgiveness
Company
Lexington Health
Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Tod Augsburger
President & CEO
Recent News
2025-09-04
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