Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Schuylkill•Effort, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) functions as an emergency response medical professional, providing immediate medical care to victims of accidents, violence, and sudden illness, including cardiac arrest and stroke. The role provides pre-hospital and intra-hospital intermediate advanced life support from initial patient contact until care is transferred to the accepting medical facility. The AEMT works as part of a two-person ambulance crew, responding to emergency and non-emergency calls, and represents the ambulance service at public events when assigned. This is an onsite position based at the Gilbert Road location in Effort, Pennsylvania, with an evening shift and a schedule that includes rotating weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 2 years of pre-hospital EMT-B experience.
Ability to assess the needs of acutely and chronically ill patients and their families.
Ability to document and communicate relevant information using computer and/or paper documentation tools.
Demonstrated age-specific competency in caring for neonates, infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-aged children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
Knowledge of infection-control procedures and safety precautions.
Ability to apply advanced knowledge and training, develop and execute a plan of care, and rapidly intervene with life-saving procedures.
BLS (Basic Life Support), American Heart Association, required upon hire.
AEMT (Advanced Emergency Medical Technician), State of Pennsylvania, required upon hire.
Pennsylvania driver's license required upon hire.
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), American Heart Association, required within 1 year.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), American Heart Association, required within 1 year.
EMSVO (Emergency Medical Service Vehicle Operator), Emergency Health Services Federation, required within 1 year.
PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, required within 1 year.
Physical ability to lift over 50 pounds, push or pull up to 140 pounds, carry 80 pounds short distances, and frequently stand, walk, squat, kneel, crawl, climb, and reach overhead.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree.
NIMS 100, 200, and 700.
2 years of experience in advanced life support service.
1 year of pre-hospital AEMT experience.

Responsibilities

Represent the ambulance service at public service functions, expositions, and other public events; provide ambulance standby services when needed.
Document patient assessments and treatments in patient care charting software.
Care for patients experiencing psychiatric, medical, and traumatic crises by providing medical, trauma, and therapeutic services.
Serve as a member of a two-person ambulance crew responding to emergency and non-emergency calls.
Operate bag valve mask resuscitators, external defibrillators, electrocardiograms, and other equipment for intermediate advanced life support applications.
Assess the nature and extent of injuries or illnesses, prioritize care, and perform procedures such as stabilization, immobilization, lifting, and moving patients from accident or disaster scenes.
Respond to dispatcher instructions and safely drive and operate specially equipped emergency vehicles to designated locations.
Administer medications by injection, intravenous procedures, or oral administration under physician direction.
Communicate with medical personnel at emergency treatment facilities to obtain treatment instructions.
Clean and decontaminate the ambulance after transporting or treating a patient with an infectious disease, and report infectious disease to relevant authorities.