Ambulance Dispatcher

Ambulance Dispatcher

Duties and responsibilities:

An Emergency medical dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, 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. The term Emergency Medical Dispatcher is also a certification level and a professional designation, certified through the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO), the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch, and Power Phone, Inc. Many dispatchers, whether certified or not, will dispatch using a standard Emergency Medical Dispatch.

Salary: $36,300

Education: High school diploma; approved training program.

I think that being an ambulance dispatcher is very important because you’re constantly saving someone’s life.