Switchboard Operator

Hahhh; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 37,195; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Milford, MA is seeking a Switchboard Operator to operate the telephone control board and paging system, dispatch incoming calls, and paging of clinical staff during and after regular hours. Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, proficiency with MS Office (Excel), accurate keyboarding, and strong verbal and written communication and customer service skills.

This is a non-exempt, part-time on-site role with weekend and holiday shifts; Signing bonus may

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with MS Office, especially Excel, is required.
• Strong verbal and written communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate telephone control board and paging system.
• Dispatch incoming calls to appropriate offices or personnel.
• Page internal and on-call clinical staff during and after regular hours.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer service

Keyboarding

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office (Excel)

Job description

## Switchboard OperatorApplyremote type: On-site (100% Onsite)locations: Milford, MAtime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R26107319# **Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.****Exemption Status:**Non-Exempt**Hiring Range:**$15.00 - $27.00Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s **experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations**.**Schedule Details:**Sunday through Saturday**Scheduled Hours:**Mixed Shifts as needed**Shift:**4 - Mixed Shift, 8.5 Hours (United States of America)**Hours:**0**Cost Center:**26000 - 6040 TelecommunicationsThis position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.# # **Everyone Is a Caregiver**At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.This position includes operating telephone control board and paging system, dispatching incoming calls, and paging internal and on-call clinical staff during and after regular business hours.I. Major Responsibilities:1. Answers phones and routes incoming calls to appropriate offices or personnel; Dispatch emergency Code calls to clinical personnel. 2. Processes paperwork in an efficient manner according to set procedures. This includes proper filing and distribution of clinical on-call schedules and wireless devices.Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives. 2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed. 3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations. 4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements. 5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors. 6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance. 7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.All responsibilities are essential job functions.II. Position Qualifications:License/Certification/Education: Required: 1. High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred: 1. Medical Terminology certified or equivalent experience.Experience/Skills: Required: 1. Must have knowledge and experience with MS Office products (specifically EXCEL). 2. Must have accurate keyboarding skills. 3. Good verbal and written communication skills to include proper vocabulary, spelling, grammar and sentence structure. 4. Good customer service skills. 5. Must be able to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays as required. Preferred: 1. Previous operator/switchboard and customer service experience.Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.