Communications Assistant II

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is currently hiring a Communications Assistant II This is a full-time day shift position located in Norfolk Virginia.
Job Overview Sentara Communication Assistants play a critical role within the organization facilitating all emergent and non-emergent communication both externally and internally.
Our Centralized Hospital Communications Center is responsible for all Sentara Hospitals and free-standing emergency departments.
(Currently 12 hospitals and 4 FSEDs).
Emergency Call facilitation will include but is not limited to receiving, activating, and tracking complex emergency alerts such as Security, Facility and Medical Alerts.
When processing emergency alerts, in addition to making overhead announcements, you will activate paging groups, contact on-call providers and teams, coordinate and track responses from physicians, specialized nursing teams, air and ground transport, and others.
Some of our most serious emergencies will include activating the Sentara Emergency Notification system for mass notifications.
Internal call facilitation will generally include utilizing complex on-call schedules with escalations and facilitating nurse to physician and physician to physician communication to include emergent consultations.
Will assist with training new employees when needed and additional duties as assigned.
Job Requirements Required: Call Center - 2 years, Customer Service - 2 years Preferred: EMS-1yr, Healthcare-1-year Preferred: Previous healthcare and high-volume multi-line phone office setting experience preferred.
Understanding medical terminology Sentara Benefits Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live.
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Our Centralized Hospital Communications Center is responsible for all Sentara Hospitals and free-standing emergency departments.
(Currently 12 hospitals and 4 FSEDs).
Emergency Call facilitation will include but is not limited to receiving, activating, and tracking complex emergency alerts such as Security, Facility and Medical Alerts.
When processing emergency alerts, in addition to making overhead announcements, you will activate paging groups, contact on-call providers and teams, coordinate and track responses from physicians, specialized nursing teams, air and ground transport, and others.
Some of our most serious emergencies will include activating the Sentara Emergency Notification system for mass notifications.
Internal call facilitation will generally include utilizing complex on-call schedules with escalations and facilitating nurse to physician and physician to physician communication to include emergent consultations.
Will assist with training new employees when needed and additional duties as assigned.
Previous healthcare and high-volume multi-line phone office setting experience preferred.
Understanding medical terminology preferred.
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