Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Communication Specialist - DHART

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Lebanon, NH (Onsite)  •  22 days ago
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Job Description

Serves as a communications specialist between external and internal customers of DHART and D-H. Responsible for receiving transport requests for air and ground medical transport, and for initiating mobilization of appropriate teams and resources depending on the needs of the patient and/or requesting agencies.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinates all transport request information.
  • Completes computer data entry.
  • Provides Flight/Ground following of designated vehicles while out on transport.
  • Acts as an agent of Metro Aviation, Inc., Operational Control Center.
  • Activates and coordinates the Post Accident Incident Plan.
  • Communicates between pre-hospital health care providers, hospital health care providers, law enforcement, and fire department personnel.
  • Receives and relays medical information between requesting and receiving personnel and facilities.
  • Monitors, interprets, and communicates weather information to the DHART teams.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.
  • Qualifications

    • High school diploma or the equivalent required.
    • Must possess good customer service skills.
    • Must be able to multitask and function independently.
    • Excellent verbal and written communications skills with a great attention to detail required.
    • Must be proficient with typing on a computer.
    • Prior EMS experience or medical background preferred.
    • Previous aviation, communication, and/or hospital experience preferred.
    • Prior dispatch or emergency medical dispatching (EMD) experience preferred.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • Certified Flight Communicator certification required within 2 years of hire.
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
    Unknown
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