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Administrative Support / Customer Service
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Children's Hospital
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230000IT Requisition #
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Minimum Education
High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
1 year Customer service experience (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Customer Service
  • Provide communication services for the hospital population using a computerized telephone and radio paging system; answer inquiries by clarifying desired information: researching, locating, and providing information.
  • Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication, as well as reading and comprehension skills.
  • Answer telephones in a timely manner, eliminate wait times and dropped calls.
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with team members and client base.
  • Provide assistance to walk-in visitors.
Accountability
  • Ensure customer needs are met; enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; explore opportunities to add value; rapidly escalate issues impacting customer service and productivity, and engage in the department LEAN performance improvement activities.
  • Operate and maintain the Xtend Computerized Phone System; ensure accuracy of department information (i.e. update directories, on-call schedule, etc).
  • Maintain knowledge of personnel, departments, and schedules of on-call staff; stay up to date with organizational news and information.
  • Review and respond to calls, emails, and fax requests; other support duties as needed
  • Maintain records of all actions taken and update reference files; maintain a log of issues and appropriately hand off to incoming staff.
  • Maintain awareness and mindfulness of break and shift change impact on call center operations.
Emergency Response
  • Maintain knowledge of Communications Operator emergency response protocols.
  • Facilitate emergency response for all emergency situations in the health system, monitor department alarm systems; rapidly notify appropriate personnel in the case of an emergency .
  • Maintain and record all actions taken.

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