Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Effort, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Functions as an emergency response medical professional administering immediate care to people experiencing accidents, violence, sudden illness, cardiac arrest, or stroke. Provides pre-hospital and intra-hospital intermediate advanced life support from initial contact until care is transferred to the accepting medical facility. Serves as part of a two-member ambulance crew responding to emergency and non-emergency calls, and may represent the ambulance service at public events and provide standby services. The position is onsite at the Effort-Gilbert Road location.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two 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 pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools.
Demonstrated age-specific competencies 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 in 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 one year.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), American Heart Association, required within one year.
EMSVO (Emergency Medical Service Vehicle Operator), Emergency Health Services Federation, required within one year.
PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, required within one year.
Ability to meet physical demands: lift over 50 pounds, push or pull up to 140 pounds, carry 80 pounds for short distances, and frequently stand, walk, squat, kneel, crawl, climb, and reach overhead.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Represent the ambulance service at public service functions, expositions, and other public events, and provide ambulance standby services when necessary.
Document full patient assessments and treatments in patient-care charting software.
Provide medical, traumatic, and therapeutic care to patients in psychiatric, medical, and traumatic crises.
Serve as a member of a two-person ambulance crew responding to emergency and non-emergency calls.
Operate equipment such as bag valve mask resuscitators, external defibrillators, and electrocardiograms for intermediate advanced life support.
Assess the nature and extent of injuries or illnesses and prioritize procedures, including stabilization, immobilization, lifting, and moving patients from accident or catastrophe scenes.
Follow dispatcher instructions and drive and operate specially equipped emergency vehicles to specified locations at a safe, controlled speed.
Administer drugs 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 the disease to relevant authorities.