Telephone Operator

TELEPHONE OPERATOR / FULL TIME / 3PM -11:30PM, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS / 80 HRS PER PAY PERIOD

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.
Education
Minimum Level of Education Required: High School Diploma / GED
Additional requirements:
Position specific testing requirement: typing test - 30 minimum words per minute
Licensure/Certification/Registration
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

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Work Location: In person