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Valley Health System

Switchboard Operator

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What they do

A Switchboard or Telephone Operator works for a telephone company or system to operate telephone system equipment to route incoming calls, direct internal calls, or assist customers with placing calls. Assists with connecting long distance or collect calls, or provides customers with assistance in finding a phone number or an address. May also answer customer calls at a company or organization or work for an agency that handles and routes emergency calls.

$40,051 / year median in Massachusetts

-12% projected decline

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Job Description

Operates telephone communications system and monitors various alarm and security systems, notifying appropriate parties when a problem arises; operates the paging, codes, and beeper systems; responds to emergency calls following established protocols; maintains current bed availability, coordinates bed utilization/assignment, transfers, and discharges with the Nursing units, physicians, and appropriate ancillary departments of the Medical Center.
REQUIREMENTS
High School Graduate; must be able to read, write, and speak English; Six months experience working with a multi-line phone system; must possess clerical skills (typing and computer)