medic dispatch - july 9th, 2012
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Medic Employee NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
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This Week:
Shift Bid
Announcement 2
State Required ID
for ePCR Users 3
Locker Hallway
Access 4
Congratulations! 5
July In Service
Dates 6
July Corporate
Compliance
Sessions
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Training Schedule 8
Medic Calendar 8
News From The Front Line July 9, 2012
The MEDIC Dispatch
Mecklenburg
EMS
Agency
Dates to
Remember: July 9th:
Scope of Practice
July 10th:
July InService
1800—2200
July 11th:
Scope of Practice
Corporate Compliance
1030—1530
July 12th:
June Makeup InService
0800—1200
July InService
1200—1600
July 13th:
July InService
0800—1200
June Makeup InService
1200—1600
July 14th:
Corporate Compliance
1000—1500
DNC Info Regarding Possible Accommodations
As the Agency continues to prepare for the upcoming
DNC, questions have been posed regarding Medic’s
ability to provide accommodations for operations
personnel during the event.
Leadership fully understands that working a 12 ON/
12 OFF schedule may present a problem for those
employees who travel far distances to and from
work. With this in mind, the Agency has created a
survey to find out how many employees would take
advantage of accommodations at Post 100 IF they were
provided during the week of the DNC. Based on the
interest shown through the survey, necessary
resources will be put in place and plans will be communicated.
Please be sure to participate in this survey and answer YES to needing accommodations if
you are certain that you will take advantage of them during the DNC. We will use this
feedback to help us decide what space we need to retain for employee use; we may then
choose to lend our remaining available space to other agencies participating in the DNC
that have made such requests.
The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KCYT3YG
SURVEYS MUST BE COMPLETED BY WEDNESDAY, JULY 11th by 5:00
PM. Further information will then be communicated once all surveys are
collected!
Finally, a handful of people have inquired about the possibility of having child care provided
by the Agency during the DNC. Although we completely empathize with those seeking such
help, Medic is unable to provide child care services during the DNC. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause, but we simply do not have the resources nor experience
required to provide safe child care on a 24 hour basis. Again, we apologize for any
inconvenience this causes.
If you have any questions or concerns about this announcement or other DNC related
plans, please contact any member of the Lead Team.
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The Operations staff will be completing an updated demand
analysis for call volume this fall. There will be some
adjustments with current scheduling patterns in order to
address call volume changes to the call distribution patterns.
Without the necessary scheduling adjustments, it would be
difficult to achieve our two primary goals: 1) excellent
patient care and 2) taking care of our employees by
balancing the workload. Therefore, Medic will begin
conducting an annual shift bid that will be effective in
January of each year beginning with 2013.
Shifts varieties of 8, 10, 12 and 14 hours will continue to
exist. Quantities of each will change based upon system
needs. In a survey following last year’s bid, 76% of
participants rated the shift they received as good to
excellent.
The improvements from last year’s bid process will be
included. More shift bid details will be forthcoming following DNC.
Current Bid Dates
Next Bid: Takes effect in January 2013
Shift Listings Posted by: October 25th, 2012
Employee Rankings Posted by: October 25th, 2012
Live Shift Bid Conducted: November 8-9th, 2012
New Assignments Posted: Online throughout the live bid
New Assignments Begin: January 8th, 2013
Future Bids Annually, January of each year
Shift Listing Posted by: October 25th of each year
Employee Ranking Posted by: October 25th of each year
Live Shift Bid Conducted by: November 15th of each year
New Assignments Posted: Online throughout the live bid
New Assignments Begin: Mid-January of each year
All benefit time that has been approved for dates of January 8th – June 29th, 2013 will continue to be honored. Since it is
not possible to approve time off without knowing ones schedule, new benefit leave requests for January 8th, 2013 and
beyond will not be accepted until shifts are assigned this November.
If you have any questions, please engage in a discussion with your Supervisor.
Shift Bid Announcement
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Due to state reporting requirements, a change is needed to
the way Medic logs Non-System Users into Siren.
Please continue to add Non-System Users, now adding
P999998 in the ID Number field for all reports that
have a Non-System User added to the call.
In addition, each crew member must have their
position/crew member role chosen as Primary,
Secondary or Third crew in EVERY report,
Unspecified is not acceptable and will show up as a
common data error. First responders are to be logged in as
Third crew members, unless there are already three
members of the Medic crew.
Thank you for your attention to this matter as this is a
requirement set by the state. For questions about the
state required P999998 ID Number, please contact ePCR
Coordinator, Ute Dorflinger at ext. 6158 or via e-mail at
State Required ID for ePCR Users
Medic will continue with the mandatory compliance training being offered on a monthly
basis for all employees; each employee is expected to attend during the month of their
start date.
Outside of the HIPAA and Corporate Compliance training, the topics being covered
during these training sessions are continuing to be developed. Later this year new
components tied to safe lifting practices, stretcher maneuvering, physical fitness and
overall employee safety will be added.
It is important to note that employees will continue to paid to attend this training. Field
and CMED employees will attend during non-shift hours and all other employees will
attend a class that coincides with their regular work day. Hours for field and CMED
employees will continue to be tracked by the training moderator on a yellow card and submitted to payroll each pay period
for processing. Please note that employees will only be paid for the hours required to complete their specific compliance
class. If a given class only takes three hours, you will receive three hours of pay.
As new components are added and classes run longer, which will be communicated prior, you will be paid for the duration
of time you spent in class. The current classes are running three hours. When the new components are added and the
length of the compliance training is adjusted, everyone will be given amply prior notification so they can plan accordingly.
Please contact Risk & Safety Specialist, Amy Johnson, if you have any questions or concerns about the June Compliance
Training sessions at ext. 6095 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Corporate Compliance Training Update
All Medic employees are
invited to join us on
Tuesday, July 24th and/or
Wednesday, July 25th for
the 2012 Employee
Recognition Ceremony!
This year’s ceremony will
honor employees having been involved in an ROSC during
the 2011 calendar (January 1st, 2011—December 31st,
2011). We will also honor recipients of this year’s Unsung
Hero and Top Call Awards.
If you did not receive an honoree invitation and believe
you had an ROSC in 2011, please contact Katie Rutland at
Thank you.
Don’t Forget to RSVP
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Effective Saturday, July 14th, the back locker hallway of
Post 100 will be closed to all employees from noon to
8:00 pm.
Contactor crews will be in place to perform floor
maintenance during this time. If your locker number is
between #22—#171, please be sure to make
arrangements to retrieve any necessary items from your locker before
Saturday. Access to CMED and Field employee mailboxes will also be restricted
during this time.
Please contact Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor, Ted Wise at
[email protected] if you have any questions.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Locker Hallway Access
The City of
Charlotte will
begin
construction
on Statesville
Road starting
today, July 9th as part of the
Statesville Road
Widening
Project. The
project will
widen Statesville Road from Starita Road to Sunset Road.
Once completed, Statesville Road will become a four-lane
divided roadway with sidewalks, bicycle lanes and medians.
The construction, scheduled to begin next
Monday, is expected to last two years.
For more information about the Statesville Road Widening
Project, please contact Imad Fakhreddin, Senior Project
Manager with the City of Charlotte’s Engineering &
Property Management Department at
[email protected] or call 704.336.7926.
Statesville Road Widening Project
Medic is proud to announce
the two teams selected to
represent us in the
Preliminary Round of the
North Carolina State
Paramedic Competition.
As part of the Preliminary
Round, teams are judged on
a practical scenario, a
written exam and professionalism.
Ten teams within their selected region will compete at each
Preliminary Round site. The highest scoring team from each
preliminary site will then advance on to compete against
each other and the current state champions on Sunday,
October 7th at the statewide Paramedic Competition in
Greensboro.
Please be sure to congratulate members of the following
two teams selected to represent Medic in this year’s
Paramedic Competition:
Scott Carriker and J. Conroy—competing on July
20th at Gaston College
John Stroup and Brendan Hutson—competing on
July 20th at Surry Community College
State Paramedic Competition
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Medic is now pleased to offer
Community CPR classes open to
anyone in the community who
wishes to become CPR certified.
Our first class is Saturday, July
28th beginning at 8:00 a.m. at
Post 100. This class is a six-hour
CPR/AED AHA Heartsaver
certification class.
The certification is valid for two
years and the cost for the course
is $20. Registration is limited and
can be found at
http://www.medic911.com/
cpr_registration.
If you have questions about the July 28th Community CPR
Class, please contact Community Engagement Coordinator
Katie Rutland at ext. 6021 or via e-mail at
Community CPR Classes Available
A group of recent newcomers to the United States got their very first EMS education
from Medic this past Tuesday, July 3rd.
Local non-profit International House asked Medic to teach new immigrants from around
the world about EMS, 911 and how Medic operates within Mecklenburg County.
EMT-B Lester Oliva and EMD Ruben Leal gave a hands-on presentation to the group of
20 newcomers. The group also took home information about basic first aid and the
CPR classes Medic offers. The class instructor said it was the best demonstration given
to their class so far. Way to go Lester & Ruben!
To view all of the awesome photos taken during the International House demo, please
visit our Medic Facebook page on your leisure at www.facebook.com/MeckEMS.
International House Demo
Please join Medic in congratulating
Barry Thornton as the new
Communications Assistant Supervisor.
Barry has been with the Agency since
1998. His career began in
Communications where he worked as a
Telecommunicator, Assistant CMED
Supervisor and CMED QI
Coordinator. He then transferred to
work as an EMT in Operations for
several years and then worked as a part
time Operations employee. He
returned to Communications Full Time
in January 2011 as a Telecommunicator.
Barry will be assigned to B Rotation, day shift with Lisa
Wilson. His promotion is effective tomorrow, July 10th.
Please offer Barry your congratulations and your support in
his new position!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Barry
Thornton on his recent
promotion to
Communications Assistant
Supervisor.
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Please be advised of the following dates for the 2012 Scope of Practice Schedule. Please contact a member of Medical
Services to schedule a time and date within 90 days of your state expiration.
2012 Scope of Practice Schedule
July: Monday, July 9th Wednesday, July 11th Friday, July 20th
October: Friday, October 19th Tuesday, October 23rd Thursday, October 25th
August: Tuesday, August 14th Wednesday, August 15th Friday, August 17th
November: Thursday, November 15th Friday, November 16th Monday, November 19th
September: *No Dates in September
December: Tuesday, December 11th Wednesday, December 12th Friday, December 14th
Please be advised of the upcoming dates and times for
the July sessions of Medic InService.
Be sure to register for ONE of the sessions listed. All
employees must be in uniform. Each Medic InService
session will be held in the Medic Auditorium.
July InService
Please be advised of the
revised dates and times for
the June makeup InService
sessions:
Thursday,
July 12th
0800—1200
Friday,
July 13th
1200—1600
Please contact Education Assistant Elisabeth Mitchell at ext.
6132 or via e-mail at [email protected] if you
have any questions about the upcoming June makeup
InService sessions.
Thank you.
Correction
July
Tuesday 10th 1800—2200
Thursday 12th 1200—1600
Friday 13th 0800—1200
Monday 16th 0800—1200
1800—2200
Wednesday 18th 1800—2200
Thursday 19th 1830—2230
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Required
Employee
Attendance
Tammy Anderson,
Barry Bagwell, Julia
Barela, Robert Bivens,
Angela Breeden-
Alvarez, Roni Brittain, Paul Burns, Danielle
Cassevah, Treven
Cherry, Don Creason,
Natalie Currin, Andrew
Davies, Amber Davies,
Ashley Doolittle, Kailie
Drum, Bryan Edwards,
Derek Frazita, David
Gerig, Nicholas
Heasley, Monroe Hicks,
Sarah Hinson, Ryan
Hollifield, Daniel Hueschen, Stacey
Hughes, Tim Ireland,
Hannah Kimbrell, Siobhan Klass, Ruben Leal, Megan Lee, Stephen McAbee, Craig McAllister, Ken Murray, Asa
Rhinehart, Kristi Rhinehart, Wayne Rosebrock, Emil Ruiz, Amanda Scoggin, Todd Sims, Don Singer, Kevin
Staley, Richard Steinbroner, Robert Thomas, Jeffrey Thompson, John Walsh, Matt West, Alan White and Jeff
Williams.
**Please Note: If your Annual Performance Review was in June and you did not attend a June class you
must contact Amy Johnson and attend a July class.
Information Updates:
The duration of the Medic Safety & Compliance Training sessions is five hours. This will be a paid day and
each employee with an Annual Performance Review in that month must attend
Administrative Employees (those who are not EMT/Paramedics) must attend the first 2 ½ hours of
class. Compliance sessions are held next to the Medic Fitness Center, please contact Amy Johnson for
directions.
Please contact Risk & Safety Specialist, Amy Johnson, if you have any questions or concerns about the June Compliance Training sessions at ext. 6095 or via e-mail at [email protected]
July Compliance Training Sessions
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Visit Us on the Web!
www.medic911.com
MEDIC Mecklenburg EMS Agency
4525 Statesville Road
Charlotte, NC 28269
Tel: 704-943-6000
Fax: 704-943-6001
In-Service
Training
Medic Events
Holidays
Recertification Testing
July 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 A 2 B 3 B
Corporate Compliance
1030—1530
4 A
July 4th Holiday
Medic Offices Closed
5 A
6 B
7 B
8 B 9 A
Scope Of Practice Testing
10 A
July In Service
1800—2200
11 B
Corporate Compliance
1030—1530
Scope Of Practice Testing
12 B
June Makeup In Service
0800—1200
July InService
1200—1600
13 A
July In Service
0800—1200
June Makeup In Service
1200—1600
14 A
Corporate Compliance
1000—1500
15 A
16 B
July InService
0800—1200
1800—2200
Corporate Compliance
0800—1300
17 B
18 A
July InService
1800—2200
19 A
July InService
1830—2230
Corporate Compliance
1030—1530
20 B
Scope Of Practice Testing
21 B
22 B 23 A
24 A
Employee Recognition Ceremony
1700
25 B
Employee Recognition Ceremony
1700
26 B
Corporate Compliance
1600—2100
27 A
28 A
29 A
30 B
31 B
2012 Training Schedule
Corporate Compliance Trainings
Wednesday, July 11th 1030—1530
Saturday, July 14th 1000—1500
Monday, July 16th 0800—1300
Thursday, July19th 1030—1530
Thursday, July 26th 1600—2100
PRE-REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL AHA CLASSES HELD AT CPCC.
Important Notes about 2012 AHA
Refresher Classes at CPCC
All classes will be held at CPCC’s CENTRAL
CAMPUS in the BELK Building.
Actual classroom number will be given at time of pre-
registration
A minimum of 10 students is required for each class.