Nightingale Dispatcher/Air Communications Specialist

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

Rotating

Overview:

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring an Air Communications Specialist for the Nightingale helicopter.

This is a Flexi/rotating shift position.

The Air Communications Specialist receives, processes and transmits communications using radiotelephone and computer aided dispatching equipment in accordance with regulations as guided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance medical missions and other aircraft. This individual maintains records and communications center-related documentation of transport requests in addition to other required records required by regulatory agencies and departmental procedures. This role also assists the Transfer Center staff as directed.

Public or private safety dispatch, or commercial ambulance service communications experience preferable. If no prior experience as listed, customer service call center experience may substitute.

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Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.