Casual Hospital Switchboard Operator

Serve as Kelowna General Hospital’s first communication point while operating its switchboard and supporting patients, visitors, and staff in Kelowna, B.C.

This casual Switchboard Operator Clerk performs clerical duties in a busy healthcare facility. The work includes processing calls, registering patients, dispatching porter requests, and maintaining physician paging systems. Rotating day and evening shifts range from 06:30 to 22:30, with hours from zero to 37.5 weekly.

• Process internal and external calls and establish communication links
• Provide information and relay messages to appropriate sources
• Answer emergency calls using established communication procedures
• Maintain physician paging and after-hours emergency lines
• Organize morgue data and dispatch patient porter transfers

• Grade 12 education
• Two years of recent related experience
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience considered
• Type 45 words per minute from a recognized institution
• Typing test completed within the past 48 months

Apply your switchboard operation, emergency communication, and clerical skills as a casual hospital operator in Kelowna.