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Call Center Representative
US-OR-Portland
Job ID: 2025-33415 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Administrative/Office Support Portland, OR (Downtown)
Overview
Representatives work with a wide variety of callers. It is imperative that the Representative properly screen vague or incomplete requests so that the call may be connected or paged, to the appropriate person or area. The Representative is generally the first impression of OHSU by the general public. Therefore, this position requires a high level of professionalism, accuracy, attention to detail, empathy, technical savvy, and customer service. Individuals must be able to multi-task, ask clarifying questions to ascertain customer needs, and thrive in a very fast paced, high-volume, non-scripted environment.
Representatives will be handling emergent calls (e.g. Code Blue/medical emergency, Code Red/Fire) and will be expected to send immediate communications through multiple modes. (phone, belt based paging, overhead paging, emergency alert notifications)
Representatives must be able to seamlessly and immediately transition to back-up/redundant systems if outages occur.
Responsibilities
Education:
High School Diploma or GED
Experience: One year experience in a non-scripted mass call processing center, preferably in a medical or hospital setting;ORTwo years of heavy volume, multi-phone use, non-scripted environment. Job Related Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Accurate and expedient typing of at least 40wpmProven skills in effective multi-tasking in a high stress environment, using different types of technology to quickly and accurately process callsProven experience of customer service showing empathy, situational awareness, and understandingAbility to maintain reliable attendance and punctuality as defined by ITG Attendance Policy Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
