WVU-Paramedic Communication Specialist

2 days ago

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States West Virginia University Hospital, Inc Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Paramedic to join our team as a Communication Specialist. This role will be responsible for coordinating medical command and communication duties, including pre-hospital medical command, reporting, and air medical evacuation of critically ill or injured patients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Coordinate medical command and communication duties, including pre-hospital medical command, reporting, and air medical evacuation of critically ill or injured patients.
  • Provide advance notice and medical report of patients to receiving facilities in a professional, courteous, and timely manner.
  • Accurately collect and input data from medical command calls into the WV OEMS database system.
  • Activate the paging system for HealthNet and Health Team members to alert crew of pending transports.
  • Screen and coordinate the appropriateness of all requests and take appropriate action in accordance with HealthNet Aeromedical Policy and WV OEMS guidelines.
  • Plot accurate flight coordinates using the Flight Vector computer-aided dispatch and coordinate landing zone information for all scene and hospital requests.
  • Coordinate MedCom's role as a regional communication and disaster resource center and monitor inter-hospital transports.
  • Monitor the West Virginia E.M.S. Communications system for malfunctions and notify the appropriate established E.M.S. Communications System service technicians and supervision when necessary.
  • Coordinate the activation of the WVU Hospital's Trauma, Code Blue, Adult Rapid Response, Stroke, Pediatric Rapid Response, Cardiac Cath., and Code H Teams.
Requirements
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent.
  • Current certification as a West Virginia Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.
  • Two years' experience as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.
  • Successful completion and maintenance of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandated training.
Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills and Abilities
  • Excellent communication, verbal, and writing skills.
  • Ability to work under stress and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Basic math skills.
  • Working knowledge of word processing and database entry.
Additional Information

WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.

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