Operations Supervisor
Priority OnDemand · Hyattsville, MD · 4 mo ago
Management$85k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Complete Daily Deployment Readiness Form
- Leadership Report
- Discrepancies completed
- Loop closure reports and system management
- IT Equipment Management
- Check Crews Queues Daily on Web PCR
- Daily Activities Report
- Daily walk through to address needs of dispatch and maintenance
- Check paperwork for errors at the end of crew shifts
- Submit trouble tickets as needed
- Filling Schedules/Trucks
- Truck audits for ALS/BLS and enough trucks available
- Handle crisis emails and respond to email
- Returned paperwork issues
- Timeliness accountability
- Come in-service, daily
- Respond to all calls for service dispatched from the EMS communications center as directed.
- Provide care and treatment to patients according to company policy and the company medical director protocols.
- Ensures ambulance and all equipment is cleaned and checked daily. Any deficiencies should be reported immediately to the Operations Manager.
- Prepares and completes appropriate reports including Patient Care Reports (PCR), billing, exposure reports, incident reports, daily, weekly, and monthly unit check offs.
- Ensures unit and crew members adhere to our EMS policies, procedures, guidelines, directives, and standards. Reports any deficiencies to Operations Manager.
- Ensures vehicle placed in-service comply with required laws, rules license, and regulations as outlined by the State and other authorized agencies.
- Prompt and regular attendance at work and mandatory meetings.
- Maintain a state of readiness and professionalism while on duty.
- Maintain professional appearance and conduct while in company uniform either on or off duty.
- Self-motivated and requires little supervision and direction.
- Staffing open ambulance shifts as needed to assure minimum deployment requirements.
- Performs other such duties as may be required
Reporting Relationship
Reports directly to the Operations Leader or designee.Work Environment & Travel
The Operations Supervisor functions in a dynamic, high-volume EMS environment that includes field response, station oversight, and administrative responsibilities. Work is performed in a combination of: - Ambulances and emergency response vehicles - Patient homes, healthcare facilities, accident scenes, and public settings - Operations offices, dispatch centers, and fleet/maintenance areas This role routinely encounters high-stress, time-sensitive situations involving critically ill or injured patients. The employee may be exposed to: - Communicable diseases and biohazard materials - Bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials - Variable weather conditions - Loud noises, traffic hazards, and emergency scene risks The Operations Supervisor must maintain composure, sound judgment, and professional leadership presence in emergent and non-emergent situations. The position requires flexibility in schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call responsibilities as operational needs dictate.Qualifications
- Minimum EMT-P (Paramedic) Qualifications
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- PALS or equivalent certification (within 6 months of hire date)
- Current State of Driver’s License
- Positive Driving/Safety Record
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, stand, or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 180 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 300 pounds with assistance from others.CORE COMPETENCIES
- Knowledge of methods and techniques for providing on-site emergency medical services.
- Knowledge of company medical director approved protocols and standing orders.
- Ability to read and interpret local maps.
- Demonstrated skills in the successful completion of multiple, simultaneous, and rapidly emergent tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to read and understand medical terminology.
- Demonstrated ability to write reports, and correspondence.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively present information and respond to questions regarding patient care, EMS operations and other customer service issues.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize personal computer systems including PCR reporting, email, and MDT applications.
- Demonstrated ability to represent our EMS and other team members as an EMS professional.