EMT BASIC - Part Time

Pafford EMS

123d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for recognizing and understanding medical emergencies, performing physical examinations, and providing appropriate emergency therapy to preserve life. The role involves dealing with the medical and emotional needs of patients, ensuring quality patient care, and maintaining effective communication with hospital physicians. Responsibilities include operating emergency vehicles safely, maintaining equipment, and assisting in technical rescues. The incumbent will also be responsible for administrative tasks such as filing standardized reports and completing patient information forms for billing and administrative use. Additionally, the role involves minor maintenance of vehicles and living quarters, maintaining various records, and performing other related duties as assigned. The work is performed under the general scope of assignment from a supervisor, requiring judgment in applying guidelines to specific situations. Performance is evaluated based on patient feedback, medical staff input, and other sources.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain EMT / EMT-B certification.
Must possess and maintain CPR for the Health Care Provider certification.
Good knowledge of the street systems, addresses and physical layout of the area.
Good knowledge of the rescue equipment and the emergency medical equipment used in Advanced Life Support.
Good ability to perform technical medical skills with a high degree of accuracy.
Good ability to understand and effectively deal with emotional and medical needs of victims of injuries, acute illnesses, or psychological emergencies.
Good ability to maintain a professional and objective approach to the care of ill or injured persons.
Good ability to learn new concepts in rescue and medical skills and techniques and in pre-hospital care.
Good ability to perform a variety of limited mechanical work involved in the use, testing and maintenance of rescue and medical equipment.
Good ability to direct the work of, and teach other personnel.
Good ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions and orders.
Good ability to maintain a professional attitude when representing the Company.
Good ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, assisting agencies, hospital personnel, and the general public.
Good ability to drive and operate emergency ambulance units.
Good ability to author reports with narrative and numeric information.
Must maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency medicine.
Must attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses, and seminars both on and off duty to maintain annual certification, as required by the state in which you will be working.
Ability to frequently lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing up to 125 pounds and occasionally up to 250 pounds with assistance.
Capability to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods during shifts, which may exceed 12 hours.
Ability to kneel, bend, stoop, and twist repeatedly to assist patients and operate equipment.
Manual dexterity sufficient to use medical equipment, write reports, and perform CPR.
Visual acuity to assess patient conditions, read small print on medical devices, and monitor surroundings during emergency responses.
Hearing ability sufficient to understand spoken information in noisy environments, such as sirens or crowded scenes.
Stamina to endure high-stress situations, irregular hours, and physical demands of emergency medical care.
Capacity to work in varied environmental conditions, including exposure to extreme weather, confined spaces, and potentially hazardous scenes.
The work requires the incumbent to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment and extract injured persons from a wide variety of situations.
The incumbent at all times must be able to carry or help carry someone from the site of the injury to the mode of transportation (vehicle/helicopter) and attend the injured party to the hospital.
In order to perform a physical assessment of the injured party, the incumbent must see, hear, and communicate with the injured party.
Incumbents will be issued and must wear Company issued uniforms while on duty.
Incumbents will be responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of uniforms, as well as all issued equipment.
Incumbents are required to carry a Company issued pager/radio at all times in order to receive immediate notification of an assignment.

Responsibilities

Recognizes and understands a medical emergency and makes reasonable and acceptable differential diagnosis.
Performs physical examinations.
Understands and anticipates potentially life-threatening presentation of non-cardiac emergencies and institutes appropriate emergency therapy where essential for the preservation of life.
Deals with medical and emotional needs of any victim of acute illness or injury with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality.
Responsible for quality patient-care as established by the Company.
Files standardized reports of patient information and care for the use of receiving hospital and administration, including nature of request for aid, pertinent past history, therapy provided diagnosis, disposition and sufficient patient information for billing purposes.
Maintains effective communication with physician on duty at hospital to relate patient condition and obtain orders for treatment.
Follows standard written protocols when a physician cannot be contacted.
Transports the ill and injured to institutions of medical care.
Operates emergency vehicles in a safe manner under all conditions.
Cleans and maintains equipment.
Properly completes patient statistics and medical information forms for administrative use.
Assists technical rescues in removing victims from varied terrain and circumstances.
Follows standard operating policies and procedures as developed and directed by the Company.
Cleans and maintains (minor maintenance) vehicles.
Cleans and maintains living quarters.
Maintains records of vehicles, supplies, training and daily work.
Performs other related duties as assigned.