EMR (Licensed) Full Time

Pafford•Winnfield, LA

12d

About The Position

The EMR provides and directs Basic Life Support for ill and injured people, performs physical examinations, recognizes medical emergencies, and applies appropriate emergency therapies and protocols. The role addresses patients’ medical and emotional needs, coordinates first responders at emergency scenes, communicates with hospital physicians, transports patients, and completes patient-care and administrative documentation. The EMR also operates emergency vehicles, performs technical rescues, and cleans and maintains equipment, vehicles, and living quarters. Work assignments are made by shift and general scope. The incumbent follows company procedures, policies, and medical orders while exercising judgment in applying guidelines to specific situations. Work is spot-checked and evaluated using feedback from patients, medical staff, and others. The role involves responding to incidents across varied terrain and environments, carrying or helping carry patients to transportation, and attending to them during transport. Company uniforms and equipment must be maintained, and a company-issued pager or radio must be carried at all times while on duty. The position requires EMR licensure and CPR certification for health care providers. The employee must successfully obtain and maintain state or national EMT certification within 12 months of hire as a condition of continued employment, and attend continuing education to maintain annual certification as required by the applicable state.

Requirements

Possess and maintain EMR licensure.
Possess and maintain CPR certification for the Health Care Provider.
Successfully obtain and maintain state or national EMT certification within 12 months of hire as a condition of continued employment.
Maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency medicine and attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses, and seminars, on or off duty, to maintain annual certification as required by the state.
Have good knowledge of local street systems, addresses, and physical layout, as well as Basic Life Support rescue and emergency medical equipment.
Be able to perform technical medical skills accurately and effectively address the medical and emotional needs of people with injuries, acute illnesses, or psychological emergencies.
Maintain a professional and objective approach to patient care and a professional attitude when representing the company.
Be able to learn rescue and medical concepts, techniques, and pre-hospital care; perform limited mechanical work involving rescue and medical equipment; direct and teach other personnel; and follow oral and written instructions and orders.
Be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, assisting agencies, hospital personnel, and the public.
Be able to drive and operate emergency ambulance units and author reports containing narrative and numeric information.
Be able to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment, extract injured people, and carry or help carry patients from incident sites to transportation.
Be able to move over varied terrain, including hilly, steep, rocky, rough, wet, or slippery surfaces.
Be able to see, hear, and communicate with patients to perform physical assessments.

Responsibilities

Provide and direct Basic Life Support, including use of airway adjuncts, supraglottic airways, and AEDs, including defibrillation.
Recognize medical emergencies, make reasonable differential diagnoses, and perform critical physical examinations.
Anticipate pharmacological treatment needs and life-threatening presentations of non-cardiac emergencies; institute appropriate emergency therapy when necessary to preserve life.
Address the medical and emotional needs of people experiencing acute illness or injury, with the goal of reducing mortality and morbidity.
Manage and direct first responders at medical emergencies, including EMRs, police departments, and other EMTs.
Provide patient care according to company quality standards and follow company operating policies and procedures.
Complete standardized patient reports and administrative forms, including information needed by receiving hospitals and for billing.
Communicate patient conditions to the hospital physician on duty and obtain treatment orders; follow written protocols when a physician cannot be contacted.
Transport ill and injured people to medical-care institutions.
Operate emergency vehicles safely under all conditions.
Clean and maintain medical and rescue equipment, vehicles, and living quarters, including minor vehicle maintenance.
Perform technical rescues and remove victims from varied terrain and circumstances.
Maintain records of vehicles, supplies, training, and daily work.
Maintain and clean issued uniforms and equipment, and carry the company-issued pager or radio while on duty.
Perform other related duties as assigned.