Switchboard Clerk

2 weeks ago


Cornwall, Canada Cornwall Community Hospital Full time

-Job Posting Number:

J0423-1220
Job Title:

Switchboard Clerk
Job Category:

Support Services
Unit:

Switchboard
Job Type:

Permanent Part Time
Open Positions:

1
City, Province, Country:

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Date Posted:

April 24, 2023
Available Shifts:

Closing Date:

May 1, 2023
Salary:

$23.44/Hour
Union:

CUPE

**Summary of responsibilities**:
The Switchboard Clerk will respond to Switchboard calls, inquiries, emergency codes and lifeline calls; act as a receptionist; perform call-in functions for nursing and stand-by personnel from diagnostic areas as required; book after hour emergency surgical cases; perform other duties as assigned

**Requirements of the job**:

Required:

- Completion of Ontario Secondary School Diploma
- Typing speed of 35 w.p.m.
- Basic computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Organizational abilities with initiative and the ability to work unsupervised
- Good interpersonal skills and strong team orientation
- Previous reception experience
- Good communication and customer service/public relation skills
- Demonstrated commitment to patient safety
- Demonstrated regular/punctual attendance

Asset:

- Previous switchboard experience
- Functional level in both official languages (oral and written in English; oral in French - and testing completed)