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Supplemental Operations Dispatcher - LBJ Hospital 

Pay: $20.50/hour
Job Status: Part-Time
Location: Houston, TX 77026
Job Reference #: 174836
 

About the Position: Harris Health System is seeking an Operations Dispatcher for full-time work at LBJ Hospital. The Operations Dispatcher is responsible for ensuring the quality, efficiency, and performance of the support services division across multiple departments. This role involves managing requests via dispatch, maintaining direct contact, and documenting interactions from initiation to completion. The ideal candidate is efficient, organized, and has strong communication skills to handle high-volume tasks in a dynamic environment.

About Harris Health System: Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management, and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s extensive network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations, and virtual (telemedicine) technology.

Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers, and maintaining strong partnerships with faculty, residents, and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Requirements:

• Degree: Associate's preferred; High School Diploma or GED required
• Work Experience: Minimum of 1 year of dispatching experience
• Communication Skills:
  • Above average verbal communication (heavy public contact)
  • Strong writing skills for correspondence and report writing
• Bilingual Skills: Spanish preferred
• Proficiencies: MS Outlook and general PC skills
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • Ability to walk long distances
  • Ability to push/carry items of various sizes
  • Understanding of the importance of timely responses
• Work Schedule: Must be flexible and available for holidays and overtime
• Equipment Operated: Radios, iPads, and pagers

Apply today to join our dedicated team and contribute to excellent patient care at Harris Health System!