Air Medical Dispatch & Communications Specialist

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a Transport Communications Specialist to monitor radios, telephones, scanners, and weather radar to support the Carolina Air Care transport system for critically ill or injured patients. You will dispatch appropriate services and monitor transports from start to finish, operating under FCC regulations and UNC Health policies.

Responsibilities include coordinating transport activity, verifying patient and location details, maintaining logs and billing data, and ensuring

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• One (1) year of experience in radio communications or dispatch.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all transport activity by notifying transport team and verifying locations and patient information.
• Monitors weather and security, maintains flight/transport position reports.
• Ensures communication center equipment is in working order.
• Facilitates communication between transport team, medical control officer, and physicians.
• Maintains records for missions, data entry, and billing; processes transport data and invoices.

Skills

Radio communications

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

UNC Health is seeking a Transport Communications Specialist to monitor radios, telephones, scanners, and weather radar to support the Carolina Air Care transport system for critically ill or injured patients. You will dispatch appropriate services and monitor transports from start to finish, operating under FCC regulations and UNC Health policies.

Responsibilities include coordinating transport activity, verifying patient and location details, maintaining logs and billing data, and ensuring