Communications Operator

Posted 6 Days Ago
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8 Locations
1-3 Years Experience
Healthtech
The Role
Responds to and operates multi-function work stations, paging systems, emergency hotline and alarm devices for facilitating hospital response to emergency situations. Provides communication link between personnel, patients, and caregivers in routine, urgent, and emergent conditions. Maintains knowledge of policies, procedures, and relevant information.
Summary Generated by Built In

Department:

10426 AMC BayArea - Registration

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

20

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

0.5 FTE or greater; primarily day shifts of 7-3:30 or 8-4:30; every other weekend and shared holidays. Position may be required to fill in on PM shift as needed.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Responds to and operates multi-function work stations, paging systems (overhead and pocket pager), emergency hotline and alarm devices for the purpose of answering, connecting, and directing calls to appropriate locations, and to facilitate hospital response to emergency situations.
  • Provides an expeditious communication link between in-house and on-call personnel, patients, and caregivers in routine, urgent, and emergent medical and non-medical conditions, through the use of information binders, on-call schedules, personnel lists, hospital safety procedures, and relevant department policies and procedures.
  • Provides and arranges for the repair of pocket pagers, patient room telephones, and "special needs" patient telephones.
  • Maintains current knowledge of department and Medical Center policies and procedures, computer and hard copy files of all physician key personnel and on-call personnel, and information through continuous review of bulletin board postings, department handouts and memos, and attendance at staff and other relevant meetings.


Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

  • None Required.


Education Required:

  • High School Graduate.


Experience Required:

  • No experience required.


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

  • Excellent verbal communication skills essential.
  • Flexibility to work weekends and holidays and, occasionally, a variety of shifts.


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Must sit approximately 90 percent of the workday.
  • Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. on occasion.
  • Must be able to handle stressful situations daily regarding the number and nature of calls received at the Medical Center.
  • Exposed to a normal office environment.
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.


This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

The Company
HQ: Downers Grove, IL
11,728 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Advocate Aurora Health is the 11th largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the United States. As a leading employer in the Midwest, Advocate Aurora Health employs more than 75,000 individuals including more than 22,000 nurses. Advocate Aurora is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, and is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology and pediatrics. The organization contributed nearly $2.2 billion in charitable care and services to its communities in 2019.

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