Los Angeles, CA10 days ago
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN AMBULANCE DISPATCHER: Determines which patients to transport separately and the priority for picking up patients at hospitals, convalescent care facilities, and patients residences for transportation by ambulance by reviewing the routes and departure times of ambulances to estimate if any are near the patients location to a County hospital for admittance, based on consideration of diagnoses ranging from less severe to more critical such as diabetic coma, drug overdose, or accident injuries. Veteran's Credit: Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.