Switchboard Operator

Job Title

Switchboard Operator

Efficiently operates communications systems within department guidelines.

• Provides excellence in customer service through efficiently and accurately directing calls to appropriate individuals and departments using a positive and friendly tone.
• Handles emergency calls in a timely and effective manner in a fast-paced environment.
• Prioritizes, receives, analyzes and determines proper routing and handling of all calls related to emergencies, including but not limited to Police, Fire, Codes for Emergency Medical Personnel, and Alarms.
• Appropriately manages multiple modes of communication, including but not limited to e-mail, telephones, pagers, radios and overhead paging.
• Revises on-call schedules for Clinical and Ancillary Departments.
• Updates communications database.
• Maintains STAT log, pager log and key log.
• Issues and receives communication devices when requested.
• Controls lockset keys as required.
• Performs other work-related tasks and activities as assigned or requested by manager.

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Acute hearing and demonstrable ability to speak English clearly.
• Twelve (12) months experience in a call center, switchboard or where answering phone calls is a primary duty (Secretary, Scheduler, Patient Account Representative, Information Desk Receptionist, Booking Clerk, Food Service Clerk or similar positions).
• Basic PC skills with experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

16 Hours Per Week, Rotating Evenings 4p-12a, Every Other Weekend, Rotating Holidays

Cape Cod Hospital

Massachusetts-Hyannis

CCH-Switchboard

Hiring Pay Range: $18.3 - $32.71