Operator-Emergency Communication Center FT, Nights

Prisma Health
  • Columbia, South Carolina
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

    Job Summary

    Responsible for managing and facilitating critical communication functions across the organization to ensure seamless coordination of emergency and non-emergency operations. Serves as the central point for routing, monitoring, and maintaining communication systems, including radio, telephony, paging, and digital platforms.

    Essential Functions 

    • All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference. 

    • Answers incomingEmergency Medical Servies (EMS)radios and phones and routes calls to appropriate patient care area. Places appropriate priority on calls received. Communicates all patient information to Charge Nurse or Patient Flow Coordinator to facilitate patient placement and staff readiness. Monitors helipad, squad entrance, and trauma bays via cameras to facilitate staff awareness and patient flow.  

    • Communicates with customers, including community EMS and system personnel. Acts as liaison between EMS and system. Collaborates with EMS medics and clinical staff in determining trauma level, appropriate code activations, and patient placement.  

    • Ensure accurate documentation of communication logs, messages, and incident details. 

    • Support internal and external stakeholders by relaying critical information in a timely and professional manner. 

    • Records patient data in Carepoint workstation and electronic medical records (EMR). Records radio and phone conversations forperformance improvement purposes.  

    • Initiates alertsthrough Red Alert system for code activations. Updates alerts with required information, when needed.  

    • Performs other duties as assigned. 

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    Supervisory/Management Responsibilities 

    • This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive. 

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    Minimum Requirements 

    • Education -Job related course work beyond high school  

    • Experience - Two (2) years of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) field, dispatch, or hospital-based experience. 

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    In Lieu Of 

    • In lieu of two (2) years of Emergency Medical Services, three (3) years of experience in hospital emergency department or medical services including direct medical care, nursing support, coordination of medical administrative services (insurance, medical records, admissions, etc.) may be considered. 

    Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses 

    • NA 

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

    • Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier) 

    • Proficient computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, database, data entry) 

    • Technical knowledge

    • Attention to detail

    • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced and high-stress environments while supporting public safety, healthcare, and organizational operations. 

    Work Shift

    Night (United States of America)

    Location

    10 Medical Park Rd Richland

    Facility

    Corporate

    Department

    Midlands Communication Center

    Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationColumbia, South Carolina

    Skills

    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Communication Systemsunmatched
    • Computer Workstationsunmatched
    • Copying Machinesunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
    • Emergency Careunmatched
    • Fax Machinesunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Hospitalunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Medical Affairsunmatched
    • Medical Billingunmatched
    • Medical Recordsunmatched
    • Nursingunmatched
    • Office Equipmentunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Public Healthunmatched
    • Public Safetyunmatched
    • Secondary Schoolunmatched
    • Systems Maintenanceunmatched
    • Telephone Skillsunmatched
    • Telephonyunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

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