Switchboard PBX Operator

TriCities Hospital; Hopewell (VA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

TriCities Hospital in Hopewell, VA is seeking a PBX Operator to promptly answer calls, route lines, and provide accurate directions throughout the hospital. The role requires handling overhead pages and alerts, with priority over other calls except fire alarms, and collaborating with security staff.

Qualifications include 2 to 5 years of switchboard or customer service experience, and medical terminology is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years’ experience switchboard operator/customer service experience is preferred
• Medical terminology is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor fire panel alarms and phones where applicable, contacting the fire department and appropriate personnel when needed.
• You will answer hospital visitor questions and complaints, seeking guidance from Director of Security as appropriate.
• You will place and process long distance and Watts Line Calls for various departments and doctors' offices.
• Assist patient rooms by advising how to place local and long distance calls and assisting extensions in determining proper billing in getting outside lines.
• You will process, forward and deliver patient mail and flowers with assistance from volunteer staff.

Skills

Switchboard

Customer Service

Medical Terminology

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $13.00 - $15.60 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Switchboard PBX Operator today with TriCities Hospital.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As our PBX Operator you will promptly answer all incoming and assist in placing out-going calls, overhead page appropriate personnel, greet all hospital visitors and providing accurate hospital directions; You will respond to code phone or code wall panel alarms, taking priority over any calls except the fire alarm, making sure that appropriate personnel are notified.

• Monitor fire panel alarms and phones where applicable, contacting the fire department and appropriate personnel when needed.
• You will answer hospital visitor questions and complaints, seeking guidance from Director of Security as appropriate.
• You will place and process long distance and Watts Line Calls for various departments and doctors' offices.
• Assist patient rooms by advising how to place local and long distance calls and assisting extensions in determining proper billing in getting outside lines.
• You will process, forward and deliver patient mail and flowers with assistance from volunteer staff.

What qualifications you will need:

• 2 to 5 years’ experience switchboard operator/customer service experience is preferred
• Medical terminology is a plus.

Benefits

TriCities Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriCities Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 140+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for the Tri-Cities Region. A top performing hospital recognized by the Joint Commission, TriCities Hospital has also received recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care. Our emergency room is stroke and chest pain accredited.

TriCities Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1915. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our is one of the leading acute care facilities for the Tri-Cities Region. A recognized by the Joint Commission, TriCities Hospital has also received recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care. Our emergency room is .

At TriCities Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Switchboard PBX Operator opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.