Telephone Operator

Position: TELEPHONE OPERATOR
MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL TELEPHONE OPERATOR SHIFTS ARE EITHER:7A TO 4:30P (FIRST SHIFT)5P TO 1:30A (SECOND SHIFT)11:30P TO 6A (THIRD SHIFT)
PRN, WORK AS NEEDED BASED ON DEPT. / 8 HOURS PER PAY PERIODThe 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 completion / GED

Additional requirements:

• Position specific testing requirement: 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