Switchboard Operator

Operates telephone communications system and monitors various alarm and security systems, notifying appropriate parties when a problem arises; operates the paging, codes, and beeper systems; responds to emergency calls following established protocols; maintains current bed availability, coordinates bed utilization / assignment, transfers, and discharges with the Nursing units, physicians, and appropriate ancillary departments of the Medical Center.

REQUIREMENTS : High School Graduate; must be able to read, write, and speak English; Six months experience working with a multi-line phone system; must possess clerical skills (typing and computer)