Emergency Medical Technician

Schuylkill•Hazleton, PA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Performs basic life support (BLS) services and assists with emergency medical, traumatic, and psychiatric care, and patient stabilization at scenes and during transportation to medical facilities or interfacility transports. Serves as part of a two-person ambulance crew responding to emergency and nonemergency calls. The position is onsite in Hazleton and works a dayshift schedule, Sunday through Saturday.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED within two years of hire.
Ability to perform under stress in emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations.
Ability to multitask and use critical thinking.
Ability to drive an ambulance safely in various weather conditions.
Demonstrated adherence to program policies and procedures for ambulance safety and transport communications.
Knowledge and understanding of medical terminology and HIPAA regulations and guidelines.
BLS - Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, required upon hire.
Pennsylvania driver’s license, required upon hire.
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT-B or Pennsylvania EMT-B certification, required upon hire.
EMS Vehicle Operator (EMSVO), Emergency Health Services Federation, required within one year.
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, required within one year.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS), American Heart Association, required within one year.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree.
NIMS 100, 200, and 700.
One year of experience working in advanced life support (ALS), or one year of prehospital experience as an Emergency Medical Technician on an EMS unit.

Responsibilities

Represent the ambulance service at public service functions, expositions, and other public events, and provide ambulance standby services when necessary.
Assist paramedic partners with advanced life support services for patients requiring higher levels of care, including emergency-scene management and coordination with other emergency services.
Provide medical, traumatic, and therapeutic care to patients experiencing psychiatric, medical, or traumatic crises.
Document full assessments and treatments in patient-care charting software.
Assess the nature and extent of injuries or illness and establish and prioritize the medical procedures to be followed.
Respond to dispatcher instructions and drive and operate specially equipped emergency vehicles safely and at a controlled speed.
Communicate with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facilities to obtain treatment instructions.
Stabilize, immobilize, lift, and move victims from accident or catastrophe scenes.
Establish an equipment inspection schedule, verify inspections and compliance reviews, and recommend measures to reduce workplace-injury risks.
Clean and decontaminate the ambulance after transporting or treating a patient.