Emergency Medical Technician

Kent County•Chestertown, MD

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides pre-hospital emergency care to sick or injured persons within Kent County and surrounding areas. The EMT-Basic provides medical care and treatment to individuals who are ill and/or injured. Responsibilities also include data entry, preparation and maintenance of records and reports relating to emergency care administered. Work is performed with considerable technical independence and is evaluated in terms of the applications of approved techniques, safety, and skilled operations of equipment in transporting patients to hospitals or other locations of emergency care.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of hire.
Be able to operate emergency vehicles in accordance with county and state driving procedures and Basic Life Support Standard Operating Procedures.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Valid Maryland Class C Driver’s License (or equivalent from another state) and an acceptable motor vehicle record.
Maryland Emergency Medical Technician-Basic certification
CPR-Healthcare Providers certification

Nice To Haves

NREMT (Recommended)
Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute Hazard Materials Operations certification
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care or Rescue Task Force (Recommended)
Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute Emergency Vehicle Operators Course completion or equivalent EVOC
National Incident Management System-100, 200, 700, 800 certifications

Responsibilities

Provides immediate response and emergency assessment and care to any person within the Kent County service area.
Under the direct supervision of the Jurisdictional Medical Director, shall provide BLS services including assessment, treatment and accompany persons to area hospitals that are at risk of serious injury or death as a result of illness, injury, or serious trauma.
Ability to work independently under the direction of an Advanced Life Support clinician.
Establishes calm communication with patient and/or those calling for assistance; quickly determines the source of injury or illness to apply effective treatment protocols.
Transports patient to appropriate hospitals.
Communicates with hospital personnel while on scene or en-route as needed; provides status upon arrival.
Operates emergency vehicle in a safe manner in routine and emergency situations.
Writes reports for each call with details of the medical emergency and actions taken.
Participates in continuing education training to maintain certifications.
Maintains, cleans, and restocks emergency vehicles; performs daily checks to ensure readiness.
Performs general housekeeping activities at station.
Performs other duties as required.