Switchboard Operator

HealthPartners • Saint Louis, MN

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About The Position

Methodist Hospital is looking to hire a Switchboard Operator to join our switchboard team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day. Position Summary: Responsible for providing prompt, courteous and effective response to all calls into Park Nicollet Health Services through the Switchboard. This includes routing calls to appropriate departments, providing patient information, paging on call physicians, code processing, and related communication services. This position will effectively prioritize response to a wide variety of routine, public service and emergency support calls, requiring various problem-solving techniques and judgment. The Switchboard Operator will respond to emergency alerts and alarms to activate proper response, and provide general assistance to colleagues, patients, visitors, and members. This colleague must be a strong multi-tasker, problem solver, possess critical thinking skills and be detail oriented. Work Schedule: FTE 0.7, 28 hours per week, 6am-2:30pm, every other weekend.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year client facing customer service required
• Highly skilled in multitasking, detail-oriented, and possesses strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills and maintains emotional composure during emergencies

Nice To Haves

• Post-secondary education preferred
• Call center or Switchboard experience preferred
• Knowledge of Health Care industry
• eagerness to take on projects and challenges

Responsibilities

• providing prompt, courteous and effective response to all calls into Park Nicollet Health Services through the Switchboard
• routing calls to appropriate departments
• providing patient information
• paging on call physicians
• code processing, and related communication services
• prioritize response to a wide variety of routine, public service and emergency support calls
• respond to emergency alerts and alarms to activate proper response
• provide general assistance to colleagues, patients, visitors, and members

Benefits

• Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees