SwedishSupervisor/Lead Coordinator - Healthcare Emergency Response & PBX Operations
Jan. 2023Seattle, Washington, United StatesMy work with Swedish involves responding to hospital and community
emergencies, monitoring my team of about 30 people’s emergency responses &
alarm monitoring capabilities. I assist my PBX/emergency operators with more
challenging calls (disgruntled callers) through our mainline by using deescalation techniques, and with
emergency codes for the hospitals when trouble
arises, or a question needs to be answered on the spot. I offer this support to my
team while providing coaching and support by using compassionate
approaches that involve active listening, and with the curiosity to better
understand the entire situation. I am responsible for employee reviews and feel
confident in my ability to do so in a manner that promotes my team’s growth
together and individually. I also audit our hospital campuses, our emergency
response protocols, and ensure that our office has the most up to date
information and necessary tools (radios, PCs, phones, etc.) by making the
necessary suggestions during meetings with our administration, safety and
security teams. I work as a sort of liaison between IT and our command base,
often assisting with technical projects that I feel confident assisting with. I have
been able to effectively collaborate & assist in identifying and subsequently
correcting hardware and software errors. I oversee our operational plan to
ensure adequate staffing resources and I’m on-call to be available to my staff
should they need assistance at any time. I contribute to training new and current
staff members in an engaging manner that strives to teach the way that the
employee prefers to learn and have been successful in my attempts.