Telecommunications Operator - The Jewish Hospital - PRN

easyservice; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Mercy Health is hiring a Telecommunications Operator to manage hospital-wide communications, including telephone, radio, pager, and public address systems. The role involves expediting calls, coordinating on-call teams, and ensuring timely information transfer across departments.

Responsibilities include monitoring alarms, handling emergency codes, and documenting all shift activities. Strong attention to patient privacy and clear communication are essential in this fast-paced, vital support

Qualifications

• Prior telecommunications experience or hospital/medical office familiarity.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Familiarity with hospital operations and on-call processes.

Responsibilities

• Expedite telephone, radio, pager and PA communications across the hospital.
• Coordinate language and sign language interpretation requests.
• Maintain pagers, paging systems and radios; monitor alarms and emergency lines.
• Document calls, track outcomes and notify on-call teams accordingly.
• Assist with hospital directory updates and department communications.

Skills

Telecom knowledge

Medical terminology

Hospital operations

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Thank you for considering a career at Mercy Health!

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0.01

Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Job Description

The Telecommunications Operator expedites telephone, radio, pager and public address communications throughout the Hospital, including emergency announcements and notifications in accordance with the Emergency Preparedness Manual. Responsibilities include contacting on-call teams; administrative, medical personnel, surgery, anesthesia, cardiac, emergency/disaster, etc.

Functions as a full time Operator; responds, prioritizes and navigates all internal and external calls in a prompt courteous manner including patient information and transferring to patient rooms. Coordinates language and sign language interpretation requests by callers. Must possess ability to trouble shoot and resolve caller problems and specific requests in a timely manner. Maintains pagers, (site specific). Utilizes paging system, two way radio and portable phones as needed. When requested, contacts On Call Teams/Personnel and documents according to site specific protocol. Monitors and responds appropriately to alarms, i.e. Security/Panic, Maintenance, Elevator, Weather Radio, Responder 5 and Emergency phone line notifications. Responds accordingly to Emergency codes and site specific policies. Records all shift occurrences and fulfills documentation requirements per site policies/protocol. May also organize and update the hospital directory; track employee pager assignments; assist managers in ordering departmental language phones; order all office supplies; attend hospital staff meetings as needed

Coordinates calls for "On call Teams" Documents calls including name and time of call, tracks and follows outcome of each request. Notifies appropriate personnel of response status.

Monitors and responds to alarm, security systems. Identifies alert situation, emergency/disaster codes, medical gases, severe weather, elevator malfunction, and security systems; notifies appropriate response personnel. Documents type of alert and call/response details.

Determines need for outside operator assistance and connects all callers as appropriate. Responds to, prioritizes and dispatches all calls forwarded from the information desk during its non-staffed hours. Coordinates all language line requests; documenting calls including location and time of call. Connects callers with language line personnel.

Required Minimum Education:

High School Diploma

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

Prior telecommunications, medical terminology, hospital of medical office experience.

Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer.

As a Mercy Health associate, you're part of a Misson that matters. We support your well-being - personally and professionally. Our benefits are built to grow with you and meet your unique needs, every step of the way.

What we offer

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HAS/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.

Department:

Telecommunications Operators- Jewish

It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). Accordingly, a ll applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health - Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours - Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are affirmatively action and equal opportunity employer, please email [e-mail] . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at [e-mail] .