You’ll need
Certifications
✓Must maintain CPR certification.
Education
✓High school graduate (or equivalent) and must hold or be able to obtain APCO and Priority Dispatch EMD and EFD certifications within 6 months of hire. Must maintain CPR certification. Train on CAD, Communication, and 911 phone systems until proficient.
Qualifications
✓Dispatch experience with Spillman CAD systems is preferred but not required.
✓General typing and computer skills, EMS CAD system, Microsoft Office IE: (Excel, Word, and Microsoft Outlook).
✓Professional communication skills and the ability to communicate with 911 callers, patients, coworkers, doctors, and nurses.
✓Excellent customer service skills required.
✓ICS courses required are 100, 200, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, and 800.