Telephone Operator - Full-Time, Overnight

Tufts Corporate; Boston (MA); Presencial; USD 24.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Tufts Medicine is seeking an onsite administrative support professional at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. The role requires 40 hours per week, with Sunday–Thursday overnight shifts and an on-call weekly shift from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

Orientation is required both virtually and in person on Monday and Tuesday during daytime hours. The position focuses on providing administrative support, handling calls on a PC switchboard, transferring calls, and activating time-sensitive codes as needed.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in a call center environment.
• Experience with Spok and TigerConnect applications.

Responsabilidades

• Answer calls on a PC switchboard with professional etiquette and transfer calls.
• Triage calls to determine caller needs and connect them to destination.
• Prioritize calls and manage time effectively to achieve results.
• Communicate with patients, clients, providers, and staff via computer systems.
• Activate time-sensitive clinical and emergency codes as directed.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure swift handling of calls.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance and patient confidentiality.
• Initiate pages using the paging system or other messaging apps.
• Navigate multiple platforms to retrieve call information.
• Capture non-clinical information and relay it to clinical providers.
• Monitor emergency lines and codes (Code Blue, STATS, etc.).
• Notify staff and activate code procedures across networks.
• Log all codes in the code log.
• Contribute to team goals and a positive work environment.

Conocimientos

Customer service

Teamwork

Stress management

Time management

Microsoft Office

Repetitive task focus

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Herramientas

Spok

TigerConnect

Descripción del empleo

Hours: 40 hours per week; Sunday through Thursday from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM (Overnight). On-Call weekly shift required from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

Location: Onsite at Tufts Medical Center - Boston, MA

Requirements: Must attend virtual orientation and in-person orientation on Monday and Tuesday during daytime hours.

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on providing administrative and business support to the organization in order to achieve operational goals.In addition, this role focuses on performing the following General Administration duties: Produces documents, collects, records, sorts and files information, handles mail, prepares routine reports, makes travel arrangements, arranges appointments, responds to inquiries, data entry, and operates office equipment. An organizational related support or service (administrative or clerical) role or a role that focuses on support of daily business activities (e.g., technical, clinical, non-clinical) operating in a "hands on" environment. The majority of time is spent in the delivery of support services or activities, typically under supervision. An entry level role that typically requires little to no prior knowledge or experience, work is routine or follows standard procedures, work is closely supervised, and communicates information that requires little explanation or interpretation.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for answering calls on a PC switchboard console using professional telephone etiquette and transferring calls to appropriate destination. Responsible for activating time-sensitive clinical and emergency codes as directed.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a call center environment.
• Experience with Spok and TigerConnect applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Efficiently answer a PC switchboard console using professional telephone etiquette and standardized greeting. Use console functions to transfer calls to destination in a timely manner.
• Triage requests effectively and efficiently to accurately determine the caller's needs and appropriately connect the caller to their destination.
• Prioritize calls and utilize time effectively to accomplish desired results.
• Effectively communicate directly with patients, clients, providers, internal and external staff while utilizing computer-based communication systems.
• Activate time-sensitive clinical and emergency codes as directed.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with team to ensure swift and accurate handling of calls.
• Maintain a focus on customer service and patient confidentiality while adhering to all HIPAA regulations.
• Initiate requests for pages using page system or other messaging applications.
• Navigated and use multiple platforms to retrieve call information.
• Capture non-clinical information from callers and provide accurate information to clinical providers.
• Monitor all emergency code lines and emergency panels, e.g., Code Blue, STATS, Comprehensive Disaster, etc.
• Activate code procedures and notify all necessary staff using PC switchboard console, overhead announcement, and paging/texting services across various networks.
• Maintain documentation of all codes in code log.
• Collaborate with team to effectively contribute to the team's goals and achievements and foster a positive work environment.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent sitting, occasional standing & walking, and lifting of 5-10 lbs.
• Requires manual dexterity using fine hand manipulation to operate a computer keyboard or related equipment.
• Requires ability to see computer screen, monitoring equipment and reports.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to continuously perform repetitive tasks accurately under conditions of constant interruption and frequent pressure.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations and demands.
• Ability to remain composed in stressful situations.
• Time management, planning and organizational skills.
• Skilled in Microsoft applications - Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams.

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day.

The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.

Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth-one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it.

Pay Range

$17.57 - $21.96

based on full-time equivalent