Detroit Medical Center Shared Services Hiring for Paramedic Transfer Center Nights FT Job at Detroit, MI Full Time

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is a nationally recognized health care system that serves patients and families throughout Michigan and beyond. A premier healthcare resource, our mission is to help people live happier, healthier lives. The hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center are the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Hutzel Women’s Hospital, the DMC Heart Hospital, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and Sinai-Grace Hospital.

DMC’s 150-year legacy of medical excellence and service provides patients and families world-class care in cardiovascular health, women’s services, neurosciences, stroke treatment, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, organ transplant and other general and specialty services.

DMC is a key partner in Detroit’s resurgence, which continues to draw national and international attention. A dedicated corporate citizen with strong community ties, DMC is one of the largest and most diverse employers in Southeast Michigan.

Job Description:

The Paramedic Transfer Center will perform delegated duties in the Transfer Center in order to meet the needs of the transfer process.

• Serves as the point of contact for referrals and obtains necessary information to initiate the patient’s transfer into, between, or out of Tenet Healthcare hospitals.
• Works directly with staff at each client facility to ensure timely access, appropriate bed assignment, and accurate patient information documentation to assist with an appropriate destination plan of care at receiving facility.
• Triages and prioritizes patient information under the direction of an RN and communicates an accurate clinical presentation of the patient for accepting physicians and nurses.
• Coordinates complex ground and air transport logistics and internal response teams for transfers.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications
1. Graduate of an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic training course.
2. Paramedic experience required. Emergency Department experience preferred.
3. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy.

Skills Required

1. Good analytical and observational problem-solving skills.
2. Mathematical ability to perform calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division etc.

3. Ability to adapt to new technologies used in the work environment.
4. A high level of interpersonal and verbal skill and teamwork commitment in order to effectively function as a team member in support of all services delivered on the patient unit and to effectively communicate with patients, their families and other hospital personnel to address customer needs.
5. Good reading, writing and comprehension skills in order to understand, effectively communicate and contribute to procedures, processes, orders, methods and standards.
6. Physical ability to regularly (80-90% of work time) walk and stand; lift soiled linens and move equipment as necessary; transport patients and assist patients in repositioning, bed to stretcher transferring or car to wheelchair or stretcher transfer, basic activities of daily living and maintenance locomotion requiring lifting (very heavy 60+ pounds), bending, pulling, pushing, standing and walking.
7. Visual acuity and manual dexterity.
8. Ability to perform routine clerical functions such as answering telephones, taking messages and basic retrieval of computer information.
9. Demonstrates willingness to make a meaningful contribution to the work environment as evidenced through behavior and attitude.

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.