EMT Basic - Part Time

Pafford•Winnfield, LA

About The Position

The EMT Basic provides emergency medical care to people experiencing acute illness or injury, working to reduce morbidity and mortality. The role includes assessing patients, recognizing emergencies, providing appropriate pre-hospital treatment, communicating with physicians, following written protocols when a physician cannot be reached, and transporting patients to medical facilities. The EMT also assists with technical rescues and operates emergency vehicles safely under varied conditions. The position is assigned shifts by a supervisor and follows Company procedures, policies, and medical orders, using judgment to apply appropriate guidelines. Work is evaluated through feedback from patients, medical staff, and others. The EMT completes patient-care and administrative records; maintains vehicles, equipment, supplies, and living quarters; and performs related duties as assigned. The work may take place at vehicular, industrial, or residential incidents and across varied terrain, including hilly, steep, rocky, rough, wet, or slippery surfaces. The EMT must be able to move medical equipment, extract and carry or help carry injured people to transportation, and attend to patients en route to the hospital. The role requires seeing, hearing, and communicating with patients. Company uniforms and equipment must be maintained, and a Company-issued radio must be carried while on duty.

Requirements

Possess and maintain EMT or EMT-B certification.
Possess and maintain CPR certification for the Health Care Provider.
Have good knowledge of local street systems, addresses, and the area's physical layout.
Have good knowledge of rescue equipment and emergency medical equipment used in Advanced Life Support.
Perform technical medical skills accurately.
Effectively address the emotional and medical needs of people experiencing injuries, acute illness, or psychological emergencies, while maintaining a professional and objective approach.
Learn new rescue and medical skills, techniques, and pre-hospital-care concepts.
Perform limited mechanical work related to using, testing, and maintaining rescue and medical equipment.
Direct and teach other personnel.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions and orders.
Maintain a professional attitude when representing the Company and effective working relationships with employees, assisting agencies, hospital personnel, and the public.
Drive and operate emergency ambulance units.
Prepare reports containing narrative and numeric information.
Maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency medicine and attend sufficient continuing education to maintain annual state-required certification.
Be able to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment, and extract and carry or help carry injured persons over varied terrain to a vehicle or helicopter.
Be able to see, hear, and communicate with patients for physical assessments.
Wear and maintain Company-issued uniforms and equipment and carry a Company-issued radio while on duty.

Responsibilities

Recognize medical emergencies and make reasonable, acceptable differential diagnoses.
Perform physical examinations and identify potentially life-threatening presentations of non-cardiac emergencies, providing appropriate emergency therapy when needed to preserve life.
Address the medical and emotional needs of victims of acute illness or injury with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality.
Provide quality patient care in accordance with Company standards.
Complete standardized patient-care reports for receiving hospitals and administration, including relevant history, treatment, diagnosis, disposition, and information needed for billing.
Communicate patient conditions to the hospital physician on duty and obtain treatment orders.
Follow standard written protocols when a physician cannot be contacted.
Transport ill and injured patients to medical-care institutions.
Operate emergency vehicles safely under all conditions.
Clean and maintain medical and rescue equipment, vehicles, and living quarters; perform minor vehicle maintenance.
Complete patient statistics and medical information forms and maintain records of vehicles, supplies, training, and daily work.
Assist with technical rescues and removal of victims from varied terrain and circumstances.
Follow Company standard operating policies and procedures.
Move medical equipment and extract, carry, or help carry injured people to transportation, then attend to patients en route to the hospital.
Maintain and clean issued uniforms and equipment, and carry a Company-issued radio while on duty.
Attend continuing education classes, courses, and seminars as needed to maintain annual certification required by the state.
Perform other related duties as assigned.