is Here! The MEDIC Dispatch News From The Front Line May 20, 2013 is Finally Here! Mecklenburg EMS Agency Dates to Remember: May 20 th 24 th May 21st May 22nd Without further ado, is finally here! Day in and day out, our talented employees are there to guide people through some of life s most intense and stressful situations. This Week: Schedule of Events 2 3 Dodgeball Tournament 4 Medic Store 5 Unsung Hero & Top Call Award 6 Nominations May Corporate Compliance 7 Training Sessions Training Schedule 8 Medic Calendar 8 Every Medic employee is fully committed to doing their part to provide an excellent patient experience. EMS Week honors and brings forth national recognition to the many ways you devote your lives and time to providing excellent patient care to the lives of Mecklenburg County residents and visitors. As our way of saying thank you and celebrating how much you truly mean to this Agency, Medic employees and their immediate family members are invited to come out this week and enjoy the festivities! will come to a close this Friday, May 25 th with the new Medic Dodgeball Tournament. Be sure to join us and cheer on your colleagues as we look to crown the first Medic Dodgeball Tournament champion! Please be sure to enter your raffle tickets (one per event not per person) for the official EMS Week 2013 Raffle Prize drawing. A number of awesome prizes will up for grabs! Stay tuned for more details. Happy EMS Week! 1
Schedule of Events The PR department has put together the following schedule to help Medic employees stay in the loop of all the pre-planned activities for the extravaganza. The majority of activities will take place in the Bay Areas of Building #1 and Building #2 of Post 100. The lineup has been set, the activities are in place are you ready for? Don t Forget to Stop By Medic s FREE Community Health Clinic Join Medic, the YMCA, American Health Association and Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services next Wednesday, May 22 nd for our FREE Community Health Clinic at the University YMCA location. Everyone is invited!! Employees will teach hands-only CPR and provide free wellness screenings. Hope to see you there! Activity Lineup Event Day Time Kickoff Breakfast (AM Shift) Monday, May 20th 3:30 am 8:30 am Ice Cream Social Monday, May 20th 2:30 pm 7:30 pm Family Fun Day Tuesday, May 21st 11:30 am 8:00 pm EMS Week Gift Pickup Tuesday, May 21st 11:30 am 8:00 pm Kickoff Breakfast (AM Shift) Wednesday, May 22nd 3:30 am 8:30 am Ice Cream Social Wednesday, May 22nd 2:30 pm 7:30 pm FREE Community Health Clinic (University City YMCA) Wednesday, May 22nd 4:00 pm 7:00 pm Family Fun Day Thursday, May 23rd 11:30 am 8:00 pm EMS Week Gift Pickup Thursday, May 23rd 11:30 am 8:00 pm Dodgeball Tournament Friday, May 24th 3:30 pm 5:30 pm 2
Gift Distribution This year s EMS week gifts will be distributed during the cookout dates (Tuesday, May 21 st and Thursday, May 23 rd ) to employees who submitted their gift choice by the required April 25 th deadline. Please be sure to visit the EMS Week Gift Distribution table between the hours of 11:00 am 8:00 pm in the Bay Area of Building #2. Employees must sign for their EMS Week gift. Medic is excited to announce that Randy Mantooth aka Johnny Gage from the 1970s hit TV show Emergency! will serve as the keynote speaker for this year s Employee Recognition Ceremony! Do You Have the Golden Ticket? Win a Personal Meet & Greet with Johnny Gage A limited number of Golden Tickets have been placed into Employee EMS Week Gifts. Be sure to check the inside your EMS Week Gift for the Golden Ticket and win a personal meet and greet with Randy Mantooth aka Johnny Gage prior to the start of the 2013 Employee Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, July 16 th and Wednesday, July 17 th, 2013! Be sure to check inside your Employee EMS Week Gift for the Golden Ticket. Good luck! 3
Dodgeball Tournament Signup Deadline is THIS WEDNESDAY! Be sure to gather up your co-workers and create your team to participate in this year s Medic Dodgeball Tournament! Visit the link http://www.medic911.com/extranet/ dodgeball_tournament for complete rules, regulations and required waiver form. Key Points to Remember: Tournament is from 3:30 5:30 pm on Friday, May 24 th ALL team members must be Medic employees No more than six people per team & each team must have at least two female team members No headshots Register your team via the hard copy sheets by the Logistics window, back hallway or the Extranet Participants must bring a signed waiver form to the tournament Please be sure to read the complete list of rules and regulations via the link above This Wednesday, May 22 nd is the last day to register your team for the Medic Dodgeball Tournament. Prizes, Prizes and More Prizes! Want the chance to win some really cool prizes? Keep reading and see how! Each employee will receive one raffle ticket per EMS event (not one raffle ticket per person). At the end of EMS week, you have the option to submit your raffle tickets for the chance to win some really cool prizes like the ones seen in this article. So, attend all that EMS Week has to offer and be sure to hold on to your raffle tickets! Limit one prize win per employee. MAD Golf Outing It s that time of year again! The 11 th annual MAD (Medic Ambulance Drivers) golf outing will take place on Monday, June 3 rd. Join us as we tee off in support of a good cause. The cost is $60/per person. Players can pre-register by sending and email with their name and number in your team to Tom Porcelli at thomasp@medic911.com. Who: Any and all friends of EMS When: Monday, June 3 rd Shot Gun Start at 12:00 pm Where: Emerald Lake Golf Course 9750 Tournament Drive, Matthews, NC 28104 For more information, please contact Tom Porcelli at thomasp@medic911.com or call 704.943.6024. 4
As part of the EMS Week Special festivities, a limited form of the Medic Store will be open for employee purchase, Tuesday, May 21 st and Wednesday, May 23 rd from 11:00 am 8:00 pm. The Medic Store During this time, employees can purchase general, instock items from the Medic Store. These items will include: hats (adjustable and fitted), t-shirts and pens. Employees will also have the option to browse (through catalog) specialty items such as Medic-embroidered polo shirts, duffle bags, fleece, etc. and make arrangements for purchase. If you are planning to purchase from the Medic Store during EMS Week, please be reminded that CASH will be the only acceptable form of payment. Please contact Nikkie Perry at nikkiep@medic911.com or ext. 6178 if you have any questions about the Medic Store purchasing process during. Thanks! May InService Sessions Employees are reminded to register for the following May InService sessions via Medic s Learning Management system (LMS) if they have not already done so: Monday, May 20 th (1200 1600) & (1800 2200) Wednesday, May 22 nd (1800 2200) Thursday, May 23 rd (1830 2230) Tuesday, May 28 th (1000 1400) Wednesday, May 29 th (1000 1400) System. Please be aware that InService sessions are limited to a maximum of 40 participants and will be secured on a first come, first serve basis through LMS registration. To register for a May InService session, please visit the Learning and Development Section of the Extranet and click on Logging into the Learning Management Please contact Education Assistant Elisabeth Mitchell at elisabethm@medic911.com if you have any questions or experience any problems registering for a May InService session. 5
2012 Top Call Nominations It s that time of year again nominations are now open for the 2012 Top Call Award! Employees are encouraged to nominate their peers for call(s) that are above and beyond the normal call for service. To fit the Top Call Award criteria, nominated calls should be notable and demonstrate outstanding performance either on scene or over the phone a call with outstanding scene/phone management. Recipients of the 2012 Top Call Award will be honored at this year s Employee Recognition Ceremony. Nomination Process Log onto the Extranet and click on the 2012 Top Call Award Nomination header in the Scrolling News Section Complete the requested information, click the submit button and your nomination submission is complete! Winners of the 2011 Top Call Award Paramedic Crew Chief Allison Brinzey and EMT-B Bryan Rucker pose with the Wagner family. 911 call taker Chris Stephens (not pictured) coached Ann Wagner (center) as she performed CPR on her husband Norm for 8 minutes. Nominations must include the following: Your Name Contact Phone/Contact Email (for further clarification, if needed) Nominee(s) Name (please list all employees involved) 2012 Unsung Hero Nominations Do you know an employee who goes above and beyond the duties of their position at Medic? Do you know someone who has a positive attitude about their job and loves being a member of this Agency? Nominations will be accepted for employees from across the Agency that represent what it means to be an Unsung Hero. Nominees should consist of those employees who lift up their peers and coworkers, love working for Medic and their position, are excited to do their work and are very patient/community driven. The Unsung Hero is a humble employee who leads by example; a silent leader. Nominees can be from any department across the entire Agency. Don t let your coworker go unnoticed for the work they do at Medic, nominate him/her for a 2012 Unsung Hero! Nomination Process Log onto the Extranet and click on the 2012 Unsung Award Nomination header in the Scrolling News Section Complete the requested information, click the submit button and your nomination submission is complete! Nominations must include the following: Your Name Contact Phone Number/Email Address (for further clarification, if needed) Nominee Name 6
Medic Compliance Training Sessions Required Employee Attendance Samantha Baber, Dan Baltimore, Lukas Biebinger, Ty Brown, David Brown, Richard Dean, Bob Francis, Timothy Gable, Melissa Garifo, Dena Gaston, John Gibson, Mike Gilmore, Jeff Glenn, Jose Gonzalez, Daniel Hagemeyer, Bryan Hancock, Jason Harbert, Charles Horne, Jeffrey Isenhour, Amy Johnson, David Kennerly, Ray Kirby, Jeff Lineberger, Tim Marshburn, Randy McKown, Chris Milby, Shelly Miller, Todd Moore, Kenneth Nicoletti, Arthur Nolan, Timothy O Connell, Don Overcash, Christy Parker, Tony Pattillo, David Phillips, Beth Rimmer, Derek Rogers, Don Shue, Michael Towery, Deanna Vandeventer, Curtis Wright and Tom Wright. **Please Note: If your Annual Performance Review was in April and you did not attend an April class you must contact Amy Johnson and attend a May class.** Information Updates: The duration of the Medic Safety & Compliance Training sessions is 2 ½ hours. Attendees will be paid for the total time spent in class and each employee with an Annual Performance Review in that month must attend one of the available Compliance Training Sessions. Compliance sessions are held next to the Medic Fitness Center, please contact Amy Johnson at amyj@medic911.com for directions. 7
May 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 B 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 B Corporate Compliance 0800 1100 7 B 8 A 9 A 10 B 11 B Corporate Compliance 1000 1300 12 B 13A 14 A 15 B 16 B 17 A 18 A Corporate Compliance 1400 1700 19 A 20 B 21 B 22 A 23 A 24 B 25 B 26 B 27 A 28 A 29 B 30 B Corporate Compliance 1300 1600 31 A In-Service 2013 Training Schedule Training Medic Events Dates May Corporate Compliance Trainings Holidays Recertification ing May 21 st, 22 nd June 12 th, 14 th, 17 th, 18 th July 17 th, 19 th, 22 nd, 23 rd Thursday, May 30 th 1300 1600 MEDIC Mecklenburg EMS Agency 4525 Statesville Road Charlotte, NC 28269 Tel: 704-943-6000 Fax: 704-943-6001 Visit Us on the Web! www.medic911.com 8