ED Communication Specialist
| Company | Tenet Healthcare |
|---|---|
| Location | Detroit, MI, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Junior |
Requirements
- High School graduation or equivalent.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
- State of Michigan license for Emergency Medical Technician.
- One or two years experience as EMT, preferred.
- Dispatch certification recommended not required.
Responsibilities
- Expedites and coordinates all transfers from external facilities.
- Coordinates and activates STEMI process, stroke team notification, major communicable disease response team, chempack team, decontamination team, all communications from outside agencies regarding acts of bio-terrorism/decontamination/code yellow; activates trauma pager.
- Handles operations of all communication equipment utilized to receive notification of critical patients transports, disasters, or mass casualty events by responding to HEAR radio, Region 2 South 800 MHz HEMS radio, life-net RS 12 lead receiving stations, care point receiving monitor, UHF receiving station, telemetry, EM TRAX, EMResource.
- Maintains appropriate log sheets, and data.
- Attends appropriate trauma systems monthly meetings.
- Telemetry response.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- One or two years experience as EMT, preferred.
- Dispatch certification recommended not required.