Emergency Medical Dispatcher

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Saint Louis County Missouri, United States AMR Full time
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American Medical Response

Emergency Communications

St. Louis, MO

 

 

Emergency Medical Dispatcher

Full-time, On-site position

   

AMR St. Louis Emergency Communications is offering paid training to become an Emergency Medical Dispatcher

 

About American Medical Response – St. Louis Emergency Communications:

The AMR St. Louis Emergency Communications Center is one of the largest private EMD Communications Centers in the country serving multiple states in the midwest.  Call volume includes interfacility requests from hospitals and nursing homes as well as emergency requests from private callers and 911 municipalities.  We serve as a secondary public safety answering point to various 911 agencies. Employees are frequently required to triage medical calls and provide pre-arrival instructions to patients.

 

What is an Emergency Medical Dispatcher?

An Emergency Medical Dispatcher is an emergency medical professional who is responsible for receiving, recording, and managing requests for ambulance assistance.  The Emergency Medical Dispatcher will process requests to transport medically ill and traumatically injured patients in emergency and non-emergency situations. The Emergency Medical Dispatcher must quickly and accurately collect all necessary information to deploy appropriate emergency resources.

 

About the Program:

Eligible candidates will be hired on as a full-time employee and compensated for all completed training time. Candidates will complete all classroom training and live training as scheduled.

This training includes scenario-based skill development designed to prepare them for work in the Communications Center.  The Communications Academy provides the internationally recognized Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) training and certification, CPR certification, and training on all necessary non-emergency intake skills and standards.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Understands and adequately implements the concepts of Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) as published in Principles of Emergency Medical Dispatch (and as customized by AMR) as a minimum standard of care

Allocates EMS resources based on approved protocols and established processes

Maintain a high level of expertise in the use of the computer aided dispatching (CAD) system

Responsible for complete and accurate data entry for all service requests

Knowledge of Company and Departmental policies, operating procedures, and protocols

Participate in and complete all continuing education as outlined by the department

Must be able to function effectively in a potentially stressful environment

Possess excellent written and verbal skills essential for effective communication with patients, medical personnel, co-workers, and clients.

Ability to utilize maps to identify locations as it relates to transport requests and crew safety

Monitor multiple radio channels to maintain contact with local agencies

Ability to prioritize multiple tasks while demonstrating a high level of professionalism

Must maintain a high-level of customer service while also communicating effectively with persons in difficult, life-threatening and other emergency situations

Ability to understand basic computer applications

Must be able to work weekends and holidays on scheduled rotation

Other duties as assigned by the department

Benefits Available:

Starting pay $19.50 / hour

Full-time benefit package including medical, dental, life, vision, disability and 401(k) with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Time and a half for holidays worked

Opportunity to transfer to other AMR locations nationwide

$150 attendance bonus every 60 days if an employee has not accumulated any attendance points over that period 

Minimum Qualifications:

Be at least 18 years old

Have proof of a HS diploma or GED

Successfully complete computer-aided pre-interview test

Ability to clearly communicate via telephone and radio

Ability to listen, talk, and type simultaneously

EEO Statement

Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Disabled

 

Upon acceptance of offer and joining the GMR family, you will be required to submit your Covid-19 vaccination status. 

 

Attendance Bonus awarded when qualifications met as outlined in ERCC CBA

EEO Statement:
Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing for individuals with a disability.

More Information about this Job:
Compensation : $19.50 per hour. Check out our careers site to learn more about our benefit options.


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