AirMethods PAC Study Guide latest updated 2023

AirMethods PAC Study Guide latest updated 2023 24/7 telephone # for DPL - Answer- CEO of Airmethods - Answer- Aaron Todd President of DPL - Answer- Wayne Sensor Manager of Training - Answer- Lisa Housler How are breaks handled at DPL - Answer- workforce will email your schedule, (2)15min breaks & 30min lunch how vacation time, sick time, and bereavement leave are handled and how they are accrued & what happens if you exceed either one - Answer- vacation is scheduled at least 24hr advanced, sick time (asap), bereavement is 4 consecutive for current immediate family member, 2 con/days for extended family. Accural= 3.5hrs per paycheck. Sick= 1.8hrs per paycheck. if you exceed sick hrs, they will use vacation hrs. What is the T:Drive and why is it important - Answer- it is a resource drive/folder. Reference materials/ information for all our hospitals protocols, etc Understand the chain of command DPL - Answer- PTF-PAC-OPERATIONS LEAD- OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR- OPERATIONS MANAGER- OP DIRECTOR-PRESIDENT Understand the importance of customer service - Answer- we are representing our hospital Understand the importance of logging out of instant messenger prior to logging in to citrix - Answer- you wont be able to open IM in citrix if its open on your main desktop Understand what information you can access on ULTIPRO - Answer- payroll website, changer address, password, direct deposit, etc Be familiar with policies - Answer- Attendance, Cell Phone, Gossip, Dress Code, Fire Safety, Tornado Safety, On Call Understand what HIPAA stands for and what it entails - Answer- Health Information Portability Accountability Act Know what PHI is and understand that all documents with PHI must be shredded - Answer- Protected Health Information Know the difference between and give an example of both Internal and External customer - Answer- Internal-air methods contracted entities, External- non air methods entities (UNMC, Methodist) Understand why its important to document each and every transfer request - Answer- Legal document, provide analytics, supporting documents Understand why all calls are on a recorded line - Answer- For quality control and training purposes, protect employees and hospitals, and legal record Understand how to fill in the social security field in the database if you don't have proper information - Answer- 0000 Know how to fill in the DOB field if you don't have the information for adult & pediatric - Answer- Adult 01/01/1990 pediatric 01/01/2000 Know and understand the EMTALA questions and why they are important - Answer- The purpose of EMTALA, so that patients are not denied treatment (patient dumping). Is this referral a medical emergency at this time. Does your facility have the equipment to care for patient. What are you lacking Know what is meant by the term dumping is the reference to transfer requests - Answer- When hospital transfer patients because they have no way of paying for treatments Understand that if you fail to ask the EMTALA questions what should you do - Answer- Call back and ask them Know who can and can't call in a transfer