Telephone Operator (SW)

Summary: Reporting to the Director of Communication or designee, performs various duties involved in the maintaining operation of the Hospital’s Central Switchboard covering both Hospitals.

Education: High School Diploma or GED.

Experience: Prior experience as Console Operator preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

· Answer incoming calls in a timely manner, answering all incoming calls. Answer questions of caller according to hospital policy and direct calls to the appropriate department.

· Overhead page authorized personnel over PA system in accordance with policy with regard to the time of day.

· Maintain a beeper list and beeps personnel according to type of pager.

· Knowledgeable of the different panels and all alarms within the Communications Center and what they are for so that the appropriate policies can be followed to notify the appropriate personnel when an alarm triggers.

· Immediately notify Engineering and/or Safet...