Switchboard Operator bei Lifepoint Health

Switchboard Operator (PRN)

Your experience matters:

Frye Regional Medical Center, located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina is a 355-bed acute care hospital, 81-bed Behavioral Health facility and more than 70 primary and specialty care providers.

Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center provides patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!

How you’ll contribute:

The Switchboard Operator receives all incoming calls to the hospital. Does in-house paging, codes and dial-a-page system. Keeps Switchboard files updated with current room numbers, discharged patients, new admissions, etc. Maintains updated employee information for the disaster procedure files.
 

A Switchboard Operator who excels in this role:

• Receives incoming calls to house extensions or patient rooms. Receives calls from in-house extensions.
• Handles all emergency calls and pages. Contacts appropriate personnel as situation warrants.
• Handles all intercom paging and general information from in-house and outside calling parties.
• Evening, night, weekend and holiday operators may be responsible for contacting on-call personnel as requested by the Nursing Supervisor. Also take and relay messages to on-call persons by paging, beeping or calling their home.
• Keep all pertinent information on the bulletin board and disaster policies and procedures updated. 

• Stay abreast of all changes which apply to switchboard

  What we offer:

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications and requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

   

"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.