Support Services Dispatcher

Position: — Support Services Dispatcher
# Support Services Dispatcher

Requisition :
186027

Department:
100550 Renown Health-Security

Shift:
Night Category:
Services & Trade### Paid Time Off### 401(k) Company Match### Flexible Work Environment Renown Health is northern Nevada's healthcare leader and Reno's only locally owned, not-for-profit health system. We are an entire network of hospitals, primary care offices, urgent care centers, lab services, medical specialties, and x-ray and imaging services - with more than 7,000 nurses, doctors and care providers dedicated to the health and well-being of our community.
** For Providers:
** Renown Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) are affiliate partners in Nevada's first integrated academic health system. The affiliation aims to improve the health of the community, region, and state through research, medical education, and expanded clinical care. Renown physicians participate as joint faculty at UNR Med for teaching, lectures, supervising clinical rotations, and other academic activities for the education of medical and physician assistant students, residents and fellows.

Schedule:

Full Time - Eligible for Benefits## Position Purpose This position performs a variety of complex duties involved in the receipt of incoming phone calls, radio traffic, multiple alarm systems and dispatching and documenting calls for security environmental services, clinical engineering, maintenance, fire, resuscitation, hazardous materials spills, traumas, infant/child abduction, weather related emergencies and other emergency/life threatening responses.

Under general supervision, performs a variety of duties involved in the operation of the emergency services systems and various communication devices to receive, screen, and take appropriate action on all emergency service calls including emergent and non-emergent calls from the public and internal staff requesting Security, fire, Law Enforcement and other services; determine nature and location of emergency; determine priority; dispatch as necessary and in accordance with established procedures;

transfer calls to appropriate departments as  addition, this position monitors emergency system enunciators, security surveillance cameras, and various alarm systems and performs other related duties as required, which may include overflow telephone response after-hours. This position also coordinates and prepares written documentation as required for communications, verbal and electronic.## Nature and Scope The Security Dispatchers keeps current on multiple alarm system computer operations and surveillance systems.

Monitors and responds to code and alarm systems including fire, resuscitation, gas, elevator, video recorder alarms, silent alarms, and other related systems. This position monitors and responds to the integrated closed circuit television system and access control system. This requires detection, computer manipulation and input while simultaneously coordinating the response by appropriate staff (security, code teams, etc.). Staying current on software updates, alarm point inputs and system override procedures.

Radio dispatch emergent and non-emergent traffic for Renown Health facilities, and various other special projects and locations. Telephonic contact with fire, law enforcement, and emergency agencies. Manage after-hours incoming calls from public concerning emergency situations, Receive, prioritize, and transmit a large volume of radio, and telephone transmissions, properly, rapidly, efficiently, and effectively.

The critical systems and telephones must be monitored on a seven-day, twenty-four-hour basis: therefore Security Dispatchers are required to work all shifts, including holidays, weekends and overtime as required. All employees are subject to being called in and therefore must maintain a telephone number or have another mechanism available for contacting them. Missed time cannot be made up; attendance and punctuality are a must.

Coordinates system-wide responses during emergencies/codes. Coordinates repair of all security related life safety systems.

This position does not provide patient care.### Disclaimer The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.##

Minimum Qualifications Requirements - Required and/or Preferred|
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Education:

| Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English. ||

Experience:

| One-year previous dispatching experience with emergency life safety systems and working knowledge of radio communication equipment is preferred. || License(s): | None || Certification(s): | None || Computer / Typing: | Must possess the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific…