Ambulance Dispatcher

Fairview Health Services•St. Paul, MN

5h•Onsite

About The Position

M Health Fairview EMS has been optimally meeting the needs of our community for more than 134 years. We support our community by providing more than 60,000 calls annually using our innovative equipment. Would you like to be a part of the largest health care organization in MN? Come join our team! This is a Full Time position (80 hr/2 weeks) with 12 hour shifts, located in East St Paul. Schedule: 0530-1730 hrs, rotating schedule. As a Dispatcher you will be coordinating transportation to all groups and persons involved in emergency and nonemergency medical response and care. Completes' data entry of customer information in CAD system to ensure accurate patient and billing information. Displays a high degree of proficiency and consistency in all communication Center functions.

Requirements

Emergency Medical Dispatcher within 3 months of hire (we'll help you obtain this!)
CPR Certification (AHA/Red Cross)
High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

6 months of EMS or Public Safety experience
NREMT

Responsibilities

Know and supervise the location and status of all active units as well as current and future system status and requests awaiting service.
Receive calls from multiple sources, including 911 Dispatch Centers, Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Patients, Clinics and others. Obtain and accurately enter required information regarding transport requests in a timely manner. Accurately triage and prioritize requests based on policies.
Coordinate and prioritize transportation utilizing the most appropriate resources for 911 calls, as well as Emergent, Non-Emergent and Pre-scheduled requests. Accurately deploy resources per policies. Manage deployment and system status for greatest efficiency and coverage.
Supervise all radio channels, phone systems and other used methods of communications. Accurately handle all information and requests from the various communications systems in a timely manner.
Receive multiple audible and visual inputs simultaneously. Accurately and efficiently prioritize and handle each piece of information received with minimal delay.
Be familiar with major roadways, cities, hospital locations, ambulance base locations, and common distances within the Metro area. Able to read and comprehend maps.
Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements.