MedStar Transfer Coordinator Job Listing at MedStar Health in Lanham, MD (Job ID 168115)

Description

About the Job

General Summary of Position
The MedStar Transfer Coordinator works in the MedSTAR Transfer Center and provides services including emergency requests to transfers critical patients to MedStar Hospitals for conditions such as heart attacks strokes trauma and other time sensitive emergencies; non-emergency transfer requests to MedStar hospitals; dispatching of helicopters and ground critical care/ ALS ambulances; requests for ambulance and wheelchair transports for all MedStar hospitals; coordination of critical responses such as in-hospital Code Heart; coordination of regional hospitals information during disasters; critical radiology transfers; and other critical transfers for the MedStar Health system.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Successful completion of training program as an Emergency Medical Technician or EMT Paramedic preferred
• Associate's degree preferred

• 3-4 years acute care experience required

• NREMT - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B) (current or prior registration) preferred or
• National Association of Air Medical Communication Center Specialist Certification - NAACS (current or prior registration) preferred or
• Emergency Medical Dispatcher (current or prior registration) preferred or
• Medical Assistant (current or prior registration) preferred or
• Certified Nursing Assistant (current or prior registration) preferred

• Proficiency in keyboarding (>60 words/minute preferred)
• Ability to manages multi-line telephone system (10 lines)
• Detail-oriented ability to multi-task and manage projects