Disaster Response Technician - PRN - West

Essential Functions:

• Responds to decontamination alerts (hospital, mutual aid, community or regional responses) and disaster alerts (surge capacity, triage, and evacuation).
• Assists with stores and maintenance of decon room, truck and trailer which includes contents of each.
• Attends monthly DRT meetings, DRT training; Participates in drills and exercises as scheduled.
• Assists with disaster preparedness and response initiatives as scheduled.

Common Expectations:

• Maintains certification and competency: HazMat Operations (Receiver & Responder) and Incident Command course (Hospital Incident Command System and NIMS components); use of Personal Protective Equipment, use of all decon deployable and static equipment/facilities.
• Is able to safely deploy and operate all decontamination equipment, personal protective equipment and stand down all equipment to a state of readiness; work effectively under pressure in a disaster environment; work in a team situation during stressful situations.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.