Air Med Telecommunicator - Critical Care Transport

TMP - Florida - UNC Health Care - Pereng; Chapel Hill (NC); In loco; USD 29.000 - 41.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC is seeking a Dispatch/Transport Coordinator to monitor a network of radios, telephones, scanners and weather radar for the Carolina Air Care transport system. The role handles transport requests, dispatches services, and tracks missions from start to finish in compliance with FCC regulations and UNC Health policies.

The position requires at least 1 year of radio communications or dispatch experience, a high school diploma or GED, and strong data-entry and

Competenze

• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• One year of experience in radio communications or dispatch.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.

Mansioni

• Coordinates all transport activity by notifying transport team and verifying locations, security, and patient information.
• Monitors the network of radios, telephones, and weather radios during transports.
• Maintains flight logs, data entry for transports and billing, and prepares transport and billing documents.
• Ensures equipment is in working order and facilitates communication between transport teams and medical control.
• Serves as resource regarding availability of aircraft and other affiliated aircraft.

Conoscenze

Radio communications

Dispatch

Formazione

High school diploma or GED

Descrizione del lavoro

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary: This position is responsible for monitoring a network of radios, telephones, scanners and weather radar to facilitate activation of the Carolina Air Care, a transport system for the critically ill and injured. The communications center receives requests for transportation, dispatches the appropriate service, and monitors all transports from beginning to completion. Work is performed in accordance with FCC regulations, and UNCHCS and other related policies and procedures

Responsibilities:

1. Coordinates all transport activity by notifying transport team, checking weather verifying locations, security, patient information and facilitating communication between hospital and flight crew. Maintains position reports of the aircrafts/vehicles. Monitors helicopters during take off and landing documents the position report of the aircraft throughout the flight
2. Ensures that all communication center equipment is in working order
3. Facilitates communication between the transport team, medical control officer, referring and receiving physician
4. Maintains all records for missions, data entry and billing. Completes data entry for transports and patients to ensure proper billing. Maintains flight log data. Completes transport request forms and billing invoices for each transport.
5. Monitors a network of radios, telephones, and weather radios. Receives requests for air/ground transport for critically ill or injured patients. Communicates request to appropriate medical, flight, ground, or other teams
6. Serves as resource person concerning availability of aircraft and other affiliation aircraft

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• No licensure or certification required.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• One (1) year of experience in radio communications or dispatch.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Critical Care Transport

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$20.74 - $29.52 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.