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Job TitleVoice Communications Specialist - Remote
LocationCleveland
FacilityRemote Location
DepartmentAdministration-Ambulatory Operations
Job CodeB1027S
ShiftDays
Schedule8:00am-5:00pm
Job Summary
Job Details
**Applicants must reside in Northeast Ohio
Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As Voice Communication Specialist, you will operate telecommunication telephone console systems and associated equipment to coordinate essential correspondences. This role is a steppingstone to numerous other positions within the Cleveland Clinic system, including PSS.
This is a remote role. A caregiver in this position works 8:00am to 5:00pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Receive and screen all incoming and outgoing calls to determine proper routing and provide system usage information and Foundation directory assistance.
- Place and record all outgoing local long distance and international calls for doctors and other hospital personnel in the manner described by procedures.
- Direct hospital personnel request conference calls to conference company as procedures described.
- Provide assistance to hospital patients with dialing instructions, placing calls and answering questions.
- Provide overhead and long-range paging services to the FHC and other outside callers as applicable.
- Process group alert test twice daily.
- Expedite medical emergency and crises intervention procedures using page and established procedures.
- Assist staff with out-of-service pages by performing program changes using page systems.
- Process calls using associated telephone equipment, such as SL1 auxiliary telephone backup systems, messaging technology equipment and alpha units.
- Assist personnel in contacting on-call physicians and other on-call personnel.
- Provide outside callers with medical assistance by contacting on-call physicians for appropriate services as applicable.
- 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.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- High School Diploma
- A minimum of 1 year of Call Center or telephone operator experience or 2 years of Customer Service experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Experience in Health Care or a related field
Physical Requirements:
- 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
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.
Skills Required
- High school diploma
- At least 1 year of call center or telephone operator experience
- Alternatively, 2 years of customer service experience
- Experience in healthcare or a related field
- Must reside in Northeast Ohio
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and parental leave are highlighted as stronger than many regional employers. Additional family supports like adoption assistance and education aid further enhance perceived value.
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What We Do
Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation, Cleveland Clinic has become one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the country. Cleveland Clinic facilities can be found throughout Northeast Ohio, as well as around the country and world including: Cleveland Clinic Florida Cleveland Clinic Canada Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health - Las Vegas Cleveland Clinic health system includes eight regional hospitals, 16 family health centers, a children's hospital for rehabilitation and one affiliate hospital. Cleveland Clinic is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s largest accreditor of healthcare organizations. Our family health centers offer: Outpatient care Primary care Numerous subspecialties Numerous locations All of our hospitals, family health centers, outpatient clinics and home healthcare programs are also accredited by The Joint Commission under its hospital accreditation program.
