Emergency Communications Operator (Days)

NYU Langone Health is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go to nyulangone.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Emergency Communications Operator.

In this role, the successful Emergency Communications Operator is responsible for day-to-day Emergent support (Proactive and Reactive) of all Emergency calls into the Telecom Operator Call Center. The ECO will require becoming familiar with the NYU Superblock, Extended Superblock, HJD, NYU Lutheran, NYU Winthrop Hospital and all other off-site locations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide 1st level support for all Emergency related issues that present themselves to the Operator Call Center.
• Standard Switchboard duties such as Answering hospital main line, patient information line, activating clinical codes, and handling page requests.
• Assist in training phone operators and new ECO.
• Connects multiple parties in a conference call to discuss incident specifics and next steps.
• Keeping of Electronic logs of all Roll-Call and all reported incidents details and report findings to appropriate leadership.
• Control over Send Word Now and Single Wire emergency systems
• Watch Command High Impact Notification via OEM Radio (10/60 and MCI Level B, C, D Notifications)
• Activate Security Alerts per incident type (Combative Person, Bomb Threat, Active shooter)
• Assist with Fire Safety Alerts (include Fire Alarms, Smoke Condition and Fire Drills.
• Ability to receive and efficiently execute instructions from EM ER, Charge Nurse and Administrator On-Call.
• Proactively call critical department, Buildings, RED F, etc. to see if all systems are operational.
• Liaison with Telecom Sr leadership, Security leadership, and Emergency Management team to aid in the message delivery and actions that are designed to keep the employees at NYULMC, HJD, and Lutheran safe.
• Proactively monitor social media, CNN, and NYC OEM feeds for pertinent news that could affect NYULMC negatively, causing a disruption to everyday business.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High School diploma. 5 years of relevant experience in any of the following areas: FDNY/NYPD/911Operator/OEM Call Center/Ambulance Call Center. Leadership Skills. (Ability to lead, motivate and stimulate others). Computer Skills (Excel, Word, Internet navigation, Social Media and emails). Strong verbal and written communication

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $48,274.10 - $74,267.59 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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