EMT

Catholic Health•Village of Rockville Centre, NY

45d

About The Position

At Catholic Health, the EMT supports the organization’s work to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to the Long Island community. The EMT responds to dispatched calls, assesses emergency scenes and patients, provides care under established protocols, and transports patients to appropriate medical facilities while monitoring and supporting them throughout the transport. The role also includes communicating with dispatchers, medical-control physicians, receiving facilities, and others involved in the response; documenting observations and care; handling deceased persons and scene property or evidence according to regulations; and maintaining the ambulance, equipment, and supplies in clean, safe, and ready-to-use condition. The EMT must demonstrate competency in patient assessment and emergency care using Basic Life Support equipment and techniques.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Active New York EMT-B or EMT-CC certification.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
NIMS ICS-100 and IS-700 coursework.
Ability to safely lift, carry, and balance up to 150 pounds without assistance and up to 300 pounds with assistance.

Responsibilities

Respond to calls when dispatched.
Read maps and, when needed, drive the ambulance to emergency sites by the most expeditious route permitted by weather and road conditions while observing traffic ordinances and regulations.
Use appropriate body substance isolation procedures.
Assess scene safety, gain access to patients, and assess the extent of injury or illness; extricate patients when necessary.
Communicate with dispatchers to request additional assistance or services as needed.
Determine the nature of illness or injury and visually check for medical identification emblems.
Use prescribed techniques and equipment to provide patient care and provide additional emergency care in accordance with established protocols.
Assess and monitor vital signs and the patient's general appearance for changes; determine patient status and emergency-care priority using established criteria.
Reassure patients, family members, and bystanders.
Assist with lifting, carrying, and properly loading patients into the ambulance while avoiding mishandling and undue haste.
Determine the appropriate medical facility, transport the patient, and provide ongoing medical care as necessary.
Report the nature of the injury or illness to the receiving facility; request medical direction from the medical-control physician and carry out orders as appropriate.
Assist in moving the patient from the ambulance into the medical facility.
Verbally and in writing report observations about the emergency and the care provided; complete required documentation.
Comply with regulations for handling deceased persons, notify authorities, and arrange for protection of property and evidence at the scene.
Replace supplies, dispose of medical waste properly, and clean contaminated equipment according to established guidelines and policies.
Check equipment for readiness, maintain the ambulance in operable condition, and keep it and its equipment and supplies clean and organized.
Check operator-maintainable fluid, fuel, and air-pressure levels to determine vehicle readiness, and maintain familiarity with specialized equipment.
Demonstrate competency in patient assessment and emergency response using Basic Life Support equipment and techniques, including CPR, bleeding control, non-invasive treatment of hypoperfusion, stabilization and immobilization of injured bones and the spine, management of environmental emergencies, and emergency childbirth.
Use an automatic external defibrillator (AED).
Assist patients with self-administration of emergency medications or administer them as described in state or local protocol.