What are the responsibilities and job description for the 911 Dispatcher #25-3368 position at City of Peoria, Arizona?
Qualifications
ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE IN ALLIED HEALTH OR A RELATED FIELD; AND TWO (2) YEARS EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MEDICAL TREATMENT AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT), MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, MILITARY CORPSMAN, OR RELATED EXPERIENCE; OR A YEAR FOR YEAR INTERCHANGE OF INDICATED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE EQUAL TO THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.
Licensing Requirements
VALID STATE OF GEORGIA DRIVER’S LICENSE OR PROOF OF MOBILITY EQUIVALENT MAY BE REQUESTED.
JOB SUMMARY; DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: ESSENTIAL DUTIES; KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
INCUMBENT IN THIS CLASS PERFORMS DUTIES RELATED TO IDENTIFYING AND OBTAINING TREATMENT FOR CARRIERS OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE IDENTIFYING TARGET POPULATIONS, CONDUCTING EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, TESTING PATIENTS, AND MAKING REFERRALS FOR SOCIAL/COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THIS IS A STAND-ALONE CLASSIFICATION WHICH DOES NOT FIT WITHIN A CLASSIFICATION SERIES. INCUMBENT ADMINISTERS TUBERCULIN SKIN TESTS, OBTAINS LABORATORY SAMPLES, AND PERFORMS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS.
IDENTIFIES, CONTACTS, AND RECRUITS HIGH-RISK PATIENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. OBTAINS MEDICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL HISTORIES AND VERIFIES PATIENT ELIGIBILITY. CONDUCTS HOME VISITS TO EDUCATE AND ASSESS PATIENTS’ PROGRESS. APPLIES TUBERCULOSIS SKIN TESTS AND COLLECTS SPUTUM SAMPLES. COLLECTS, ORGANIZES, PREPARES, AND REPORTS VERIFIED CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS TO THE STATE TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL UNIT. ASSISTS IN THE COORDINATION OF TUBERCULIN SCREENINGS FOR THE OUTBREAK RESPONSE UNIT. CONDUCTS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF DISEASE CONTACTS, ASSESSES RISK FACTORS, REFERS TO CLINIC FOR FOLLOW-UP, AND PROVIDES APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO PATIENTS DUALLY INFECTED WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV). MAINTAINS PATIENT FILES, VOUCHERS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS. PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND GROUPS ABOUT RISKY LIFESTYLES AND CONTRACTING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
ASSISTS PATIENTS IN OBTAINING REFERRALS TO SOCIAL/COMMUNITY SERVICES. DRIVES MOBILE HEALTH UNIT AS REQUIRED.RESPONDS TO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES. ASSISTS IN IDENTIFYING AND OBTAINING TREATMENT FOR INCARCERATED PATIENTS WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. PROVIDES TRAINING IN DISEASE INVESTIGATION AS REQUIRED.
CLINICAL PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES; PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF CUSTOMER SERVICE;METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED IN INFECTION CONTROL;AVAILABLE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES;DIVERSE CULTURAL PRACTICES AND CUSTOMS; LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING DISEASE INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH CARE;OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RELATED TO AREA OF ASSIGNMENT;METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED TO CONDUCT DISEASE INVESTIGATIONS;PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND RELATED SOFTWARE.
PROVIDING EFFECTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE;OBSERVING CLINICAL PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES;USING HEMOGLOBIN TEST EQUIPMENT; ADMINISTERING TUBERCULIN SKIN TESTS; INTERVIEWING AND SCREENING PATIENTS; PRACTICING INFECTION CONTROL METHODS; OBSERVING FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY MEMBERS AT RISK BECAUSE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS, DRUG ABUSE, OR OTHER HEALTH-RELATED CONDITIONS; OPERATING PERSONAL COMPUTERS, INCLUDING SPREADSHEET, DATABASE, WORD PROCESSING, PRESENTATION, AND OTHER RELATED SOFTWARE; ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COUNTY PERSONNEL, OFFICIALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC;COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL TECHNIQUES AS APPLIED TO INTERACTION WITH COWORKERS, SUPERVISOR, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ETC., SUFFICIENT TO EXCHANGE OR CONVEY INFORMATION AND TO RECEIVE WORK DIRECTION.
The employee benefits package is comprehensive and extensive. It includes the following :
Health programs that include HMO and PPO medical options, Dental, Vision benefits, Long Term Disability and Employee Assistance Programs
Life Insurance with the ability to purchase supplemental amounts and dependent coverage
401A retirement plan and choice of Deferred Compensation plans
Time off: 13 holidays per year
Vacation leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, emergency leave, military leave, court leave, family medical leave (FMLA) and parental leave.
Purchase of MARTA cards
Various payroll deductions, such as credit unions, savings bonds etc.
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ARE YOU CURRENTLY A PERMANENT, FULLTIME CLASSIFIED FULTON COUNTY EMPLOYEE?
DO YOU HAVE TWO (2) YEARS EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MEDICAL TREATMENT AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT), MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, MILITARY CORPSMAN, OR RELATED EXPERIENCE
ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE IN ALLIED HEALTH OR A RELATED FIELD; AND TWO (2) YEARS EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MEDICAL TREATMENT AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT), MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, MILITARY CORPSMAN, OR RELATED EXPERIENCE; OR A YEAR FOR YEAR INTERCHANGE OF INDICATED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE EQUAL TO THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.
Licensing Requirements
VALID STATE OF GEORGIA DRIVER’S LICENSE OR PROOF OF MOBILITY EQUIVALENT MAY BE REQUESTED.
JOB SUMMARY; DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: ESSENTIAL DUTIES; KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
INCUMBENT IN THIS CLASS PERFORMS DUTIES RELATED TO IDENTIFYING AND OBTAINING TREATMENT FOR CARRIERS OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE IDENTIFYING TARGET POPULATIONS, CONDUCTING EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, TESTING PATIENTS, AND MAKING REFERRALS FOR SOCIAL/COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THIS IS A STAND-ALONE CLASSIFICATION WHICH DOES NOT FIT WITHIN A CLASSIFICATION SERIES. INCUMBENT ADMINISTERS TUBERCULIN SKIN TESTS, OBTAINS LABORATORY SAMPLES, AND PERFORMS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS.
IDENTIFIES, CONTACTS, AND RECRUITS HIGH-RISK PATIENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. OBTAINS MEDICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL HISTORIES AND VERIFIES PATIENT ELIGIBILITY. CONDUCTS HOME VISITS TO EDUCATE AND ASSESS PATIENTS’ PROGRESS. APPLIES TUBERCULOSIS SKIN TESTS AND COLLECTS SPUTUM SAMPLES. COLLECTS, ORGANIZES, PREPARES, AND REPORTS VERIFIED CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS TO THE STATE TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL UNIT. ASSISTS IN THE COORDINATION OF TUBERCULIN SCREENINGS FOR THE OUTBREAK RESPONSE UNIT. CONDUCTS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF DISEASE CONTACTS, ASSESSES RISK FACTORS, REFERS TO CLINIC FOR FOLLOW-UP, AND PROVIDES APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO PATIENTS DUALLY INFECTED WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV). MAINTAINS PATIENT FILES, VOUCHERS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS. PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND GROUPS ABOUT RISKY LIFESTYLES AND CONTRACTING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
ASSISTS PATIENTS IN OBTAINING REFERRALS TO SOCIAL/COMMUNITY SERVICES. DRIVES MOBILE HEALTH UNIT AS REQUIRED.RESPONDS TO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES. ASSISTS IN IDENTIFYING AND OBTAINING TREATMENT FOR INCARCERATED PATIENTS WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. PROVIDES TRAINING IN DISEASE INVESTIGATION AS REQUIRED.
CLINICAL PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES; PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF CUSTOMER SERVICE;METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED IN INFECTION CONTROL;AVAILABLE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES;DIVERSE CULTURAL PRACTICES AND CUSTOMS; LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING DISEASE INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH CARE;OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RELATED TO AREA OF ASSIGNMENT;METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED TO CONDUCT DISEASE INVESTIGATIONS;PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND RELATED SOFTWARE.
PROVIDING EFFECTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE;OBSERVING CLINICAL PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES;USING HEMOGLOBIN TEST EQUIPMENT; ADMINISTERING TUBERCULIN SKIN TESTS; INTERVIEWING AND SCREENING PATIENTS; PRACTICING INFECTION CONTROL METHODS; OBSERVING FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY MEMBERS AT RISK BECAUSE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS, DRUG ABUSE, OR OTHER HEALTH-RELATED CONDITIONS; OPERATING PERSONAL COMPUTERS, INCLUDING SPREADSHEET, DATABASE, WORD PROCESSING, PRESENTATION, AND OTHER RELATED SOFTWARE; ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COUNTY PERSONNEL, OFFICIALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC;COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL TECHNIQUES AS APPLIED TO INTERACTION WITH COWORKERS, SUPERVISOR, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ETC., SUFFICIENT TO EXCHANGE OR CONVEY INFORMATION AND TO RECEIVE WORK DIRECTION.
The employee benefits package is comprehensive and extensive. It includes the following :
Health programs that include HMO and PPO medical options, Dental, Vision benefits, Long Term Disability and Employee Assistance Programs
Life Insurance with the ability to purchase supplemental amounts and dependent coverage
401A retirement plan and choice of Deferred Compensation plans
Time off: 13 holidays per year
Vacation leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, emergency leave, military leave, court leave, family medical leave (FMLA) and parental leave.
Purchase of MARTA cards
Various payroll deductions, such as credit unions, savings bonds etc.
01
ARE YOU CURRENTLY A PERMANENT, FULLTIME CLASSIFIED FULTON COUNTY EMPLOYEE?
- Yes
- No
DO YOU HAVE TWO (2) YEARS EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MEDICAL TREATMENT AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT), MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, MILITARY CORPSMAN, OR RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Yes
- No
- Required Question
