Operator Services
Service Description
VUIT Operator Services is a contact center that provides support for the Vanderbilt community by enabling customers to access services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our staff is able to facilitate a high call volume, including transferring, paging, responding to emergency alerts, and utilizing directory lookup for VUMC, VU, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Support Contact
Operator Services Support Request
Service Charges or Fees
The service(s) offered will determine if charges/fees are applicable and their amounts.
Requesting the Service and What You Can Request
ANSWER AND PROCESS INBOUND CALLS
(approximately 5,000-6,000 calls per day):
-Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) main published number - 322-5000
-Vanderbilt University main published number - 322-7311
-Children's Hospital (VCH) - 936-1000
-Directory information line - 1-1411
-Direct attendant calls (zero for Operator)
-Inbound Skype calls
-Answer, hold, page and connect calls for over 500 interns and resident doctors
-Call 34(3-6048) to reach a conference call operator
-Provide conference call hosting to the Vanderbilt Community at no charge
-Facilitate conference calls with unlimited participants
-Schedule calls up to 30 days in advance
OVERHEAD PAGING
-Provide overhead paging service for VUMC and VCH for patient-related emergencies, red alerts, mass casualties and other emergency situations
-Non-emergency overhead paging for announcements approved by hospital administration
PAGING SERVICES
-Maintain current beeper database for VUMC and VCH physicians, house staff, administrators and staff
-Provide pager forwarding services for Admitting and Consult beepers and on-call rotation changes as requested
-Provide text and numeric paging services for VUMC and VCH physicians, house staff, administrators and staff
ON-CALL SCHEDULING SERVICES
-Maintain and verify current on-call information for over 200 Medical Center services
-Provide daily on-call information to physicians, nursing staff, admitting and emergency services
*Yearly House Staff Information - Compile and maintain a "master" list of incoming house staff (approx. 500), referencing pertinent information (name, title, service, beeper, associated rotation schedule)
*Monthly House Staff Information - Compile and maintain a comprehensive beeper directory, indicating the monthly rotation of residents, fellows, interns and attendings, referencing appropriate beepers and on-call schedules
GENERAL INFORMATION CENTER
-Provide information regarding Vanderbilt community events to faculty, staff and students (e.g. directions, parking locations & game times)
Service
Telephony
Service Category
Collaboration and Communication