Associate Telecomm / Teamsters - Part Time - Rotational - Jefferson Hospital

Highmark Health; Coal Valley (PA); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 27,552,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a frontline communications operator to manage a computer-based nurse call system, paging, messaging, and information lookup for doctors, patients, and staff. The role involves handling calls, locating on-call personnel, and ensuring timely communications throughout the hospital.

Responsibilities include relaying messages, assisting patients and staff, and responding promptly to emergencies, with a focus on accurate information and efficient coordination within

Qualifications

• High school graduation plus some additional knowledge or skills typically acquired by programs or schooling 12 months or less, such as a computer operations program.

Responsibilities

• Answers external telephone calls, relays messages, and provides callers with routine information per company policy.
• Operates a centralized PC based nurse call system.
• Answers patients when they press their call button, locates a nurse or aide, and relays messages.
• Operates paging console for locating personnel and overhead paging.
• Handles emergencies (codes, fires, disasters, alarms) in a timely manner.

Skills

Computer operations

Patient communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Company : Allegheny Health Network Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Operates a computer based answering console, computerized windows based nurse call system, messaging center (answering service), operates software on PC for Dr's Messaging, paging console for overhead and pages to facilitate communications between doctors, patients, visitors, and System personnel.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Answers external telephone calls, takes and relays messages, and provides callers with routine factual information in accordance with company policy. Operates a centralized PC based nurse call system. Answers patients when they press their call button for a nurse, listens to their request and locates a nurse or aide and relay message. To assist patients and staff. Operate paging console for purpose of locating personnel not in their offices, overhead and beeper paging, this may require typing and transmitting of messages to Alpha-numeric paging system. Operates a messaging service, Alpha-numeric paging and integration of voice mail system. Contacts all on-call personnel (OR, ER, Radiologists, Home Care, etc.) for appropriate staff and departments. Handles all emergencies (codes, fires, disasters, stats, alarms, etc.) in a timely manner. Operates a PC to obtain information on patients’ room numbers and phone numbers and to see which doctors are in the building.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge normally acquired through graduation from high school plus some additional specific knowledge or skills typically acquired by attending programs or schooling 12 months or less in duration such as a computer operations program.

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