EMT - Full-Time

Plumas District Hospital•Quincy, CA

1d•$19 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

This position has contact with the staff of base hospitals, and outlying hospitals; with physicians, public service agencies (fire, police, highway patrol) and ground ambulance personnel; patients and their families; and with various service groups for public relations and educational purposes. This position has the authority to determine medical and therapy based on the assessment of the patient in keeping with established protocols; safety decisions involving patient and aircraft/ambulance; whether or not additional equipment should be taken; in triage, who to transport and setting of priorities; and the care, inventory, and ordering of standard medical supplies. Decisions that must be referred to the supervisor are management decisions outside established policies and procedures; flight requests outside of normal administrative guidelines – distance, search and rescue, private residence, prearranged transports, long distance transports; ride-alongs; equipment purchase and addition/deletion of different drugs; changes in medical protocol; and the coordination of public relations request.

Requirements

Three (3) years of driving experience
Able to accept direct Paramedic supervision.
Self-starter requiring little oversight with excellent written and verbal skills.
Current Nor Cal EMT-Basic or higher certification.
Current Healthcare provider CPR certification
California Ambulance Driver’s License
O.T. Medical Examination Certificate
Current NREMT-Basic certification
Valid California or Nevada Driver's license.

Responsibilities

Staffing and riding in an ambulance or medical helicopter.
Perform under adverse working conditions.
Perform various lifts and transfers of patients using equipment such as gurney, scoop stretcher or backboard, stair chair, wheel chair, neonate isolet, and possibly a two person manual transfer.