Ski Patrol

Tenney Resort & Recreation LLC•Plymouth, NH

3d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Tenney Resort Ski Patrol team to help keep the mountain safe, responsive, and welcoming for guests. Ski Patrol is a group of licensed emergency medical responders responsible for employee and visitor safety at the resort and for responding to emergencies. This hands-on role involves emergency medical response, mountain and trail safety, guest assistance, and coordination with resort staff. Work is performed outdoors in potentially stressful conditions and in any weather.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must have current emergency medical certification recognized by the State of New Hampshire (for example, National Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care Technician, New Hampshire Emergency Medical Technician, New Hampshire Wilderness First Responder, or equivalent), or be able to obtain it before the season starts.
Must have current CPR certification or be able to obtain it before the season starts.
Expert or advanced skiing or snowboarding skills, with the ability to ski or ride all terrain in all conditions at the resort.
Ability to transport injured or disabled people, or people unable to ski or ride, to the base area using transport toboggans; on-the-job training is available.
Ability to safely and efficiently transport equipment such as bamboo, poles, rope, fencing, drills, signs, first-aid supplies, oxygen, and medical equipment throughout the resort on skis or a snowboard.
Willingness to work where there may be exposure to potentially hazardous human bodily fluids and chemicals used on the mountain.
Strong teamwork skills and ability to work in a friendly, collaborative manner with patrollers, managers, and resort employees.
Basic reading and writing skills.
Ability to communicate understandably and present a point of view logically.
Ability to handle customer complaints and interact respectfully with guests and staff.
Comfort working outdoors in potentially stressful conditions and any weather.

Responsibilities

Follow and help enforce resort safety rules.
Administer first aid and arrange transportation for injured employees or guests to higher levels of medical care when appropriate and necessary.
Use toboggans and other outdoor transportation devices to move injured employees or guests to appropriate medical facilities.
Perform lift evacuations when a lift malfunctions and participate in lift evacuations.
Check and report trail conditions; conduct trail checks, openings, and closings safely and efficiently.
Perform trail maintenance and maintain hazard-mitigation infrastructure, including timely identification and mitigation of hazards.
Complete incident reports promptly and review them for completeness and thoroughness.
Monitor equipment inventory and report needs to supervisors or management.
Dispatch patrollers, direct trail-check rotations, coordinate first-aid responses, and monitor rescue calls and responses.
Schedule and implement sweep procedures; report weather and snow conditions; and review daily logs for completeness.
Identify injured, lost, out-of-control, or reckless skiers and snowboarders and respond appropriately; provide skier education and resort information to guests.
Patrol assigned areas and transport toboggans and equipment by chairlift to assigned stations.
Participate in daily training.
Recognize accident-investigation matters and assist with investigation documentation and risk-management procedures.
Communicate problems to a supervisor promptly and search for missing persons.
Provide support duties at races and other special events.
Operate resort equipment according to resort policies and procedures.
Perform tasks in an environmentally sound manner, including proper disposal of waste and medical waste.
Assist other departments as needed and perform other duties assigned by a supervisor, the Patrol Director, or resort management.