TELEPHONE OPERATOR

TELEPHONE OPERATOR

Atrium Medical Center - 3.4 Middletown, OH Job Details 1 day ago Qualifications Computer operation Microsoft Office High school diploma or GED Voice modulation techniques Desktop applications Telecommunications headsets Typing Full Job Description

TELEPHONE OPERATOR 10A-8P

(10 HOUR SHIFTS)

INCLUDES WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS FULL TIME / 72 HOURS EVERY TWO WEEKS

The Telephone Operator provides a welcoming and positive first impression of Premier Health, processing incoming, outgoing, network and interfacility calls regarding hospital services, provides on-call information and processing, patient information, and directory assistance. The operator monitors and responds to critical alarms (fire, gas, bone freezer, Hill-Rom-Alert Notification (Code Blue), Weather Station). The operator communicates the emergency using the public broadcast system (PBX), wireless and/or Vocera messaging, enterprise on-call scheduling system, to ensure appropriate response teams or on-call physician(s) respond to the emergency in life/death situations. The operator monitors/documents a response team log and a log of each emergency for regulatory reporting (i.e. Code Red). The Telephone Operator processes pages via audio, wireless messaging, and/or radio equipment. The Atrium Medical Center (AMC) operator provides dispatch services, entering and processing facility work orders for Maintenance and patient clinical work orders for Clinical Engineering. The AMC operator communicates emergency work order requests as needed.

Education Minimum Level of Education Required:

High School completion / GED Position specific testing requiremen t: typing test - 30 minimum words per minute

Experience Minimum Level of Experience Required:

1 - 3 years of job-related experience Preferred experience: Telephone operator or high call volume management Other experience requirements: Customer service Knowledge/Skills Demonstrates good computer literacy with basic proven skills using Microsoft. Basic Office equipment skills and keyboard proficiency required - 35 words a minute Able to sit for long periods of time with limited mobility and wear a headset Excellent voice modulation and grammar. Demonstrates good organizational and multitasking skills. Good verbal and nonverbal skills. Ability to interact with all socioeconomic individuals. Flexible and able to work under stressful conditions Demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving, and good judgment. Demonstrates good time management skills.