EMT-Cadet

GOLD CROSS AMBULANCE SERVICE INC•Menasha, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of an Emergency Medical Technician-Cadet at Gold Cross Ambulance is to learn essential functions of an EMT. This role involves classroom training and hands-on experience to provide efficient and immediate care to patients, transport them to medical facilities, and ensure the ambulance is always ready for the next call.

Requirements

Successful completion of Gold Cross Ambulance's physical proficiency standards.
Must have a valid driver's license with no more than two (2) moving violations, or no more than one (1) moving violation and one (1) chargeable accident in a three (3) year period.
Demonstrates strong moral character: Honesty, Peer Respect and Trust, Direct conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

Engage in classroom training and education as laid out in the program to complete the essential functions of an EMT.
Respond to ambulance calls (emergency & non-emergency) to provide efficient and immediate care to all patients.
Transport patients requiring continued care to an appropriate medical facility.
Transport patients from one medical facility to another per direct order.
Drive ambulance to the given location, using the most expeditious route when dispatched.
Observe traffic ordinances and regulations pertaining to emergency vehicle operation.
Determine the nature and extent of illness or injury and establish priority for required emergency medical care, rendering care to the level of the employee's training.
Advise dispatch if and when additional help or special rescue services, and/or utility services are needed.
Assist in lifting the stretcher and placing it in the ambulance, ensuring the patient and stretcher are secured, while continuing patient care as necessary.
Constantly monitor patient condition while en route to the destination.
Maintain communication with medical control at the receiving facility, following physician's orders.
Provide patient care within the confines of the patient care protocol and EMT scope of practice.
Properly assist in transferring patients out of the ambulance and into the receiving facility.
Verbally and in writing report observations made while caring for the patient at the scene and in transit to the medical staff receiving the patient.
After each ambulance run, replace all supplies used and make a careful check of all equipment so that the ambulance is ready for the next run.
After each ambulance run, complete the patient care report.
Ensure the assigned ambulance is clean (interior & exterior), neat, and in an orderly condition.
Maintain familiarity with specialized equipment utilized by Gold Cross Ambulance Service, Inc.
Ensure ambulance attendants and drivers are equally trained regarding each other's duties and responsibilities to function independently or interchangeably in caring for multiple casualties.