What are the responsibilities and job description for the EMS Comm Specialist, Athens-Limestone, FT-1st Shift position at Hendrick Health System?
The Emergency Medical Dispatcher performs a wide variety of activities related to the request for Emergency Medical Services (Ambulance) from in hospital departments and from outside members of the community. This position assures that there is someone dedicated to answering of the E911 communications lines. The Communications Center is operated on a 24 hour, 7 days a week format and the hospital’s dedicated emergency number. The Emergency Medical Dispatcher provides dispatch services for the hospital in the receipt and processing of requests for assistance. The Dispatcher creates and documents on the incident log all communications and processes a time log. The dispatcher also processes the initial information for filing ambulance service charges/insurance and enters data in the hospital automated computer system. The Dispatcher takes requests and assigns staff for other services requested by hospital staff, in Emergency Dept. etc.