Ambulance Dispatcher

Ambulance Dispatcher

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Duties and Responsibilities: An Emergency medical dispatcher is a professional tele communicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of Emergency Medical Services, and the dispatching and support of EMS resources responding to an emergency call.

Salary: $14.66 per hour         

Education: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), most ambulance dispatchers have at least a high school diploma (www.bls.gov). Some states have developed or adopted training guidelines for emergency and ambulance dispatchers to ensure a set of uniform standards are followed. Programs and courses are offered through community and technical colleges, state agencies, professional organizations and approved training facilities. In some cases, successful completion of a program leads to voluntary or required certification, though specific requirements vary by state. Training usually covers CPR, emergency prioritizing, intervention techniques and ambulance route planning as well as computer systems used by dispatchers.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? – I honestly think I wouldn’t like to be one, only because I feel like it isn’t the job I would want to do on a day to day basis. It seems interesting, but it isn’t really what I’m aiming for.