CHI · 1 day ago
Switchboard Operator
CHI Health Nebraska Heart is dedicated to providing leading-edge services to patients in Nebraska and northern Kansas. The Switchboard Operator is responsible for managing PBX inbound and outbound communications, ensuring patient confidentiality, and responding to emergencies while maintaining a professional demeanor.
Health CareHospitalMedicalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Answer the telephone system console in a prompt, courteous and professional manner. Transfer callers to the appropriate department, individual, or patient room
Provide patient room information to callers and visitors in such a way as to respect patient confidentiality
Maintain information pertaining to hospital events, meetings and other general information
Monitor alarms (fire, weather, etc.) and communicate emergency occurrences in accordance with established policies. Prepare a report of occurrences as necessary
Monitor and announce codes, fire alarms and weather warnings
Perform overhead paging as required to impart information and locate individuals
Maintain lists of on-call staff and physicians. Notify the proper individual(s) in response to emergencies
Call in after-hours surgical teams as directed and in accordance with procedures. Maintain a log of all calls and responses
Dispense, record, and inventory TTY/TDD, large button phones and speaker phones
Place long-distance calls for physicians, patients and visitors as deemed appropriate
Qualification
Preferred
High school graduate or equivalent preferred
Prior multi-line phone system and customer service experience is preferred
Company
CHI
Catholic Health Initiatives, a nonprofit, faith-based health system formed in 1996 through the consolidation of four Catholic health systems, expresses its mission each day by creating and nurturing healthy communities in the hundreds of sites across the nation where we provide care.