Communications Dispatch Officer

Barnes-Jewish Hospital; St. Louis (MO); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

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Full Time Benefits Eligible

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Résumé du poste

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center in Missouri seeks a Communications Officer within the Department of Public Safety. You will receive, evaluate, and relay calls for emergency and non-emergency assistance, coordinate response teams, and maintain records in dispatch systems.

This is a night-shift role with rotating weekends and holidays. As the first responder, you’ll operate multiple telecommunications systems, perform crisis intervention, and ensure accurate incident

Qualifications

• Position requires an Associate's Degree.
• Experience: 2-5 years indicated in the role materials.
• Minimum requirements show No Experience listed for some levels; supervisor experience: No Experience.

Responsabilités

• Manages and responds to public safety radio system(s), telephone, and alarm systems.
• Performs crisis intervention over the telephone and coordinates emergency response.
• Uses dispatch systems to interview callers and dispatch officers efficiently.
• Handles emergency procedures and coordinates with fire, police, EMS, and other entities.
• Ensures campus safety by knowing layout, streets, buildings, and nearby areas.

Formation

Associate's Degree

Description du poste

• Work Hours will be Nights - 10:30 pm to 7:00 am.


• Rotating Tuesday and Thursday's off and every other weekend


• Full Time Benefits Eligible


• Multi-tasking skills a plus.


• Communicating directly with the Public Safety team.


• Rotating weekends and holidays


• At times mandatory over time required

Additional Information About The Role

• Position Details:
  
  
  
  • Work Hours will be Nights - 10:30 pm to 7:00 am.
  
  
  • Rotating Tuesday and Thursday's off and every other weekend
  
  
  • Full Time Benefits Eligible
  
  
  • Multi-tasking skills a plus.
  
  
  • Communicating directly with the Public Safety team.
  
  
  • Rotating weekends and holidays
  
  
  • At times mandatory over time required
  
  
  
  

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The security division of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Department of Public Safety concentrates on the safety and security of patients, visitors, and staff within the hospital and on campus. The department provides field officers, Bike and mobile patrol, investigators, and a communication unit for monitoring alarm systems and dispatching officers to service and emergency calls. All officers are required to complete annual training that focuses on health care security.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

As the first responders in the Department of Public Safety, Communication Officers receive, evaluate, prioritize, and relay calls for emergency and non-emergency public safety assistance; coordinate emergency response teams; maintain, process, and distribute records; manages and operates a variety of telecommunications equipment and performs a broad range of specialized clerical tasks related to the creation, maintenance, and dissemination of materials related to hospital operations.

Responsibilities

• Manages and responds to public safety radio system(s), telephone, EVERBIDGE Notifications (which includes infant abductions, missing patients, catastrophic events on campus and in the surrounding area), parking intercom, emergency alert systems, HUGS alarm (The infant abduction system which allows the team to manage the movement of infants), fire alarms, Stanley personal staff duress alarms, stationary panic/duress alarms shuttle monitoring, Tech Electronic support, support of BJC West County officers, PCDC support, Barnes Jewish Psychiatric Stabilization Center (PSC), and Evelyn’s House and other outside BJC/BJH partners and maintaining outside vendor(s) work and permits.


• Performs crisis intervention over the telephone.


• Utilizes the computer-aided dispatch system to conduct in-depth interviews with callers, gather and process all the pertinent information to dispatch public safety officers in a clear, succinct, and expert manner and maintaining records of all reported campus incidents in the Public Safety Global Dispatch system.


• Manages and comprehends emergency procedures related to situations needing the involvement of the public safety department and ensuring the activation of other entities. (Fire department, code team, DPS officers, police, animal control, EMS, private ambulance service, corrections officers, process servers, etc.)


• Ensures the safety of the medical campus through familiarization of Public Safety operations and knowing the location and layout of streets, buildings, parks and other areas and businesses on and around the medical campus. Increasing dispatch accuracy and efficiency.

Experience

Minimum Requirements

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Associate's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Benefits And Legal Statement

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At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date


• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC


• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution


• 401(k) plan with BJC match


• Tuition Assistance available on first day


• BJC Institute for Learning and Development


• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts


• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time


• Adoption assistance

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