Call Center Representative, New Orleans

divh2Telephone Operator/h2pThe Telephone Operator shall receive all incoming telephone calls and refer them to the requested party or to the most appropriate extension number./ppThe Telephone Operator shall respond to all operator assisted calls within 30 seconds and initiate appropriate action(s) upon request from the caller. Progress reports to callers on hold should be given at least every minute. Less than 5% abandonment rate is acceptable. Note the callers request to eliminate asking the caller to repeat information./ppThe Telephone Operator shall places toll (long distance) calls using commercial and Government access lines as authorized by SLVHCS policy./ppThe Telephone Operator shall handle emergency calls, such as cardiac arrests, telephone or telephone system failure, fire alarms, control panel alarms, bomb threats, disasters, etc., by contacting the appropriate SLVHCS personnel and/or telephone technician./ppThe Telephone Operator shall provide paging services to all SLVHCS staff upon request from outside personnel as well as SLVHCS personnel./ppThe Telephone Operator shall maintain an operator log on unusual or emergency incidents, such as cardiac arrests, telephone or telephone system failures, fire alarms, bomb threats, etc. Submit a daily summary to Contracting Officers Representative (COR) on all unusual incidents./ppThe Telephone Operator shall maintain records on the general operation of the service, such as telephone repairs, pager repairs, Federal Telecommunications Services, and Commercial long-distance calls./ppThe Telephone Operator shall provide general information and refer information to the appropriate services./ppThe Telephone Operator shall use telephone system to alert the VA Police and Security Service to report emergency situations such as alarm alerts, urgent safety, etc./ppThe Telephone Operator shall provide general and patient information to direct person-to-person contacts./ppThe Telephone Operator shall maintain employee, and organizational files to provide rapid and accurate processing of calls and disbursement of information, updating as information changes./ppThe Telephone Operator shall receive and log general telephone troubles. Immediately notify telephone technician or other appropriate authorities of emergency outages or troubles, i.e., telephones located in critical areas, multiple telephone failure in one location, or telephone switch malfunctions./ppThe Telephone Operator shall safeguard immediate work area from unauthorized visitors./ppThe Telephone Operator shall accept collect calls as authorized by SLVHCS policy./ppThe Telephone Operator shall conduct personal business through the use of public telephones./ppThe Telephone Operator shall demonstrate professionalism in all contacts via telephone or in person. All calls should be responded to in a courteous and tactful manner with a pleasant-sounding voice./ppEducation and Qualifications:/ppAssociate Degree or equivalent./ppMinimum Required Skills/Experience:/ppThe Telephone Operator should have two years of previous switchboard experience./ppThe Telephone Operator shall be able to assume the responsibility for placing a variety of special calls (e.g., conference calls, long distance calls, and local calls) over varied circuits or routings, or performing information operator work, which requires knowledge of the organizational units and major functions of a large multi-division organization./ppThe Telephone Operator shall have the ability to meet and deal with people from a variety of backgrounds, with varying levels of understanding, work under pressure and stressful conditions, and adapt to changing working conditions./ppThe Telephone Operator shall perform various communications and/or emergency activities./p/div