ED Communication Specialist Full Time Days Job at Detroit Medical Center in Detr

ED Communication Specialist Full Time Days

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About the facility
(Note: details retained from original description are summarized for clarity and relevance: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is a large DMC hospital offering comprehensive services including heart care, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and cosmetic services.)

Job Summary

The Communication Specialist will staff the Communication Center in the emergency department at Detroit Receiving Hospital. The Communication Center centralizes and streamlines communication between DMC hospital sites and the surrounding area. It houses all outside communication equipment used to receive notification of critical patient transports, disasters, or mass casualty events and supports the Personal Computer-Based Emergency Management (EM) System used during major incidents in Michigan to track patient movement from the scene to the hospital. The goal is to expedite incoming patient transfers from external facilities and communicate patient condition to the ED staff prior to arrival.

Responsibilities

• Expedites and coordinates transfers from external facilities.
• Coordinates and activates STEMI process, stroke team notification, major communicable disease response team, chempack team, decontamination team, and all communications from outside agencies regarding acts of bio-terrorism/decontamination/Code Yellow; activates trauma pager.
• Manages operations of all communication equipment used to receive notification of critical patient transports, disasters, or mass casualty events (HEAR radio, Region 2 South 800 MHz HEMS radio, life-net RS 12 lead receiving stations, care point receiving monitor, UHF, telemetry, EM TRAX, EMResource).
• Maintains appropriate log sheets and data.
• Attends appropriate trauma systems monthly meetings.
• Telemetry response.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School graduation or equivalent.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• State of Michigan license for Emergency Medical Technician.
• One or two years of experience as EMT, preferred.
• Dispatch certification recommended, not required.

Job: Emergency/EMT/Paramedic

Primary Location: Detroit, Michigan

Facility: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital

Job Type: Full Time

Shift Type: Day

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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