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Switchboard Operator | Registration Clerk
- Penticton, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- English
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In this dynamic role, you will be the welcoming first point of contact for patients, visitors, physicians, and staff. Your exceptional communication and organizational skills will help ensure seamless hospital operations while supporting patient care through switchboard and registration services.
This position works rotating days, evenings 07:00 to 15:00, 09:00 to 17:00, 15:00 to 23:00
Position end date: Return of Incumbent
What We Offer
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Employer paid training/education opportunities
- Employer paid vacation
- Employer paid insurance premiums
- Extended health & dental coverage
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Work-life balance
- Opportunities for career advancement
In this role you will work perform a variety of switchboard, registration and cashier duties such as:
- Operates switchboard and public address system and other paging device systems;
- Receives and directs patients and visitors;
- Responds to and monitors hospital alarms and emergency codes;
- Maintains physician on-call/vacation lists and other hospital staff;
- Patient registration;
- Admitting clerical duties with bed booking options;
- Cashier duties - receiving payments; recording payments in cash journals and/or summary sheets; and issuing change and receipts;
- Receives, checks and deposits patient valuables for safekeeping.
- A 5-minute typing test (45+ NWPM) from a recognized institution, completed within the past 48 months (non-supervised tests not accepted). Click here for testing details.
- Your Resume outlining two year’s recent related experience, Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
- A Cover Letter stating your availability to start in a new position and on-call, casual work (i.e. days of the week).
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Responsibilities
Operate the hospital switchboard, public address, and paging systems; receive and direct patients and visitors; and monitor alarms and emergency codes. Perform patient registration, admissions and bed-booking clerical work, cashier duties, and safekeeping of patient valuables.
Requirements
Applicants must provide a recognized-institution typing test completed within the past 48 months, with a speed of at least 45 NWPM; non-supervised tests are not accepted. The application must also include a resume showing two years of recent related experience or equivalent education, training, and experience, plus a cover letter stating availability for the position and on-call or casual work.
Skills
- Customer Service
- Communication
- Organization
- Switchboard Operation
- Public Address Systems
- Patient Registration
- Admissions
- Bed Booking
- Cash Handling
- Payment Recording
- Patient And Visitor Reception
- Emergency Code Monitoring
- Paging Systems
- Typing
Benefits
- Employee And Family Assistance Program
- Employer-Paid Training And Education Opportunities
- Employer-Paid Vacation
- Employer-Paid Insurance Premiums
- Extended Health And Dental Coverage
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Work-Life Balance
- Career Advancement Opportunities
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Categories
- Administrative
- Healthcare
- Customer Service & Support
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Hospital
- Healthcare
- Switchboard
- Public Address System
- Paging Systems
- Patient Registration
- Admissions
- Bed Booking
- Cashier Duties
- Cash Journals
- Payment Recording
- Receipts
- Patient Valuables
- Hospital Alarms
- Emergency Codes
- Physician On-Call Lists
- Typing Test
- 45 NWPM
- Rotating Shifts
- Patient Care