Voice Communications Specialist

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Voice communications specialist operating telephone, paging, messaging, and fax systems for Cleveland Clinic healthcare operations. Supporting patients, hospital personnel, emergencies, and on-call physician contact remotely from Northeast Ohio.

Responsibilities:

  • Operate telecommunication telephone console systems and associated equipment to coordinate essential correspondences
  • Receive and screen incoming and outgoing calls, determine proper routing, and provide system usage information and Foundation directory assistance
  • Place and record outgoing local, long-distance, and international calls for doctors and hospital personnel
  • Direct hospital personnel conference-call requests to the conference company
  • Assist patients with dialing instructions, placing calls, and answering questions
  • Provide overhead and long-range paging services to FHC and applicable outside callers
  • Process group alert tests twice daily
  • Expedite medical emergency and crisis-intervention procedures using paging systems and established procedures
  • Assist staff with out-of-service pages by performing program changes using page systems
  • Process calls using SL1 auxiliary telephone backup systems, messaging technology equipment, and alpha units
  • Assist personnel in contacting on-call physicians and other on-call personnel
  • Contact on-call physicians to provide outside callers with medical assistance and appropriate services
  • Operate various systems and facsimile equipment
  • Send domestic and international telegrams using telex format on CRT
  • Receive, log, and dispatch incoming telex and facsimile messages

Requirements:

  • Applicants must reside in Northeast Ohio
  • High School Diploma
  • A minimum of 1 year of Call Center or telephone operator experience OR 2 years of Customer Service experience
  • Understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts and principles of client/server configuration
  • Excellent knowledge of messaging technology and project management skills
  • Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
  • Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
  • Ability to travel throughout the hospital system
  • Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
  • In some locations, ability to move up to 10 pounds
  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
  • Required to comply with the influenza prevention program, including obtaining an annual influenza vaccination or an approved exemption
  • Successful post-offer controlled-substance testing

Benefits:

  • Endless support and appreciation
  • Equal employment opportunity
  • Drug-free work environment
  • Annual influenza vaccination or approved exemption program
  • Post-offer controlled-substance testing