Emergency Medical Technician
About The Position
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) administers first aid and basic life support to sick or injured people in pre-hospital settings and while transporting them to an appropriate medical facility. This is a full-time, mission-critical position located in Charleston, West Virginia. The EMT assesses illness and injury, provides emergency treatment, transports patients, and communicates with dispatchers, medical command personnel, physicians, and other responders. The position also involves maintaining patient-care documentation, inspecting and inventorying vehicles and equipment, decontaminating the ambulance as needed, reassuring patients, and attending training to maintain certification and current knowledge. The employee must report during adverse weather, on holidays, and on short notice, and must be available for any shift requested. Work may extend beyond the scheduled shift until the employee is relieved or released. Duties may occur outdoors in all seasons and may involve moving mechanical parts, hazardous substances, extreme temperatures, infectious body substances, combative patients or bystanders, and loud noise.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Successful completion of a college or technical school EMT program.
- West Virginia Certified EMT.
- West Virginia driver’s license with a safe driving record.
- CPR certification.
- ICS 100 and ICS 200 certifications or training.
- NIMS 700 and NIMS 800 certifications or training.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull at least 150 pounds independently and 300 pounds or more with assistance.
- Ability to work any shift as requested, report during adverse weather and holidays, and respond on short notice.
- Ability to work beyond the scheduled shift as requested and/or until properly relieved or released.
Responsibilities
- Assess the nature and extent of illnesses or injuries and prioritize medical procedures.
- Drive ambulances or other vehicles to specified locations as directed by emergency medical dispatchers.
- Assist with rescuing victims and transport sick or injured patients to appropriate treatment centers.
- Operate equipment such as electrocardiograms, external defibrillators, and bag valve mask resuscitators in advanced life support environments.
- Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, including stomach suction, airway management, and heart monitoring during transport.
- Observe, record, and report patient conditions or injuries, treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment to physicians.
- Administer drugs by the appropriate route under a physician’s direction or protocol.
- Coordinate work with emergency medical team members and police or fire department personnel.
- Immobilize patients for stretcher placement and ambulance transport using backboards or other spinal immobilization devices.
- Communicate with dispatchers or medical command center personnel about the situation, reception of victims, and further treatment instructions.
- Decontaminate the ambulance interior following treatment of a patient with a known or suspected infectious disease and report the incident as required.
- Document patient treatment in KCEAA’s electronic patient care reporting software.
- Inspect and inventory supplies, vehicles, stations, and related equipment on daily, weekly, and periodic schedules as needed or directed by KCEAA policy, and document inspections and inventories.
- Comfort and reassure patients.
- Attend training to maintain certification and licensure, keep current with developments in emergency services, and maintain existing knowledge.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
