EMT 12

John Knox Village•Lee's Summit, MO

About The Position

The EMT provides a 24-hour emergency and non-emergency ambulance service using state-approved personnel. The role includes maintaining current knowledge of Missouri laws governing ambulances and personnel, supporting the Village’s mission, values, and PRIDE service and hospitality expectations, and completing required training. The schedule is full-time, 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The EMT provides basic life support and transportation for sick or injured people, responds to dispatch instructions, assesses emergencies, follows medical protocols, and coordinates with medical personnel and treatment facilities. The role also includes maintaining the ambulance and its medical and communication equipment, replenishing supplies, following safety requirements, and maintaining professional conduct and effective working relationships. The position reports to the Public Safety Supervisor or Public Safety Manager and receives work direction from the Lead Paramedic. It has no direct supervisory responsibilities. Work involves exposure to varied indoor and outdoor conditions, extreme temperatures, noise, vibration, hazards, fumes and other atmospheric conditions, confined spaces, infectious diseases, and individuals with challenged mental capacities. The role requires very heavy physical exertion and the ability to operate motor vehicles.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or the level of education typically acquired through a course of study leading to one.
Missouri State EMT-B and CPR certifications.
Missouri Class E driver’s license or equivalent.
Basic keyboarding skills.
Experience investigating incidents and conflicts.
Experience using an ambulance.
Experience using an oxygen tank, airways, suction equipment, a respirator, and a heart monitor.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, handbooks, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to handle stress and get along with others in the workplace and with customers.
Ability to meet the position’s very heavy physical demands, including exerting more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, more than 50 pounds frequently, and more than 20 pounds constantly.
Visual acuity sufficient to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.
Ability to perform duties involving climbing, balancing, bending or stooping, kneeling, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive hand and finger movements, speaking, and hearing.

Responsibilities

Administer basic life support and transport sick or injured people to a medical facility as part of an emergency medical team.
Respond to dispatcher instructions and drive an appropriately equipped emergency vehicle to specified locations.
Monitor communication equipment to maintain contact with the dispatcher.
Remove or help remove victims from accident or catastrophe scenes.
Assess the nature and extent of illness or injury and the magnitude of a catastrophe; follow medical protocols and determine whether additional assistance is needed.
Provide prescribed basic life support at emergency scenes or in the ambulance, including applying splints, administering oxygen, treating minor wounds or abrasions, and performing artificial resuscitation.
Communicate with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facilities to obtain further treatment instructions and arrange for victims’ reception.
Assist treatment center admitting personnel in obtaining and recording victims’ vital statistics and emergency circumstances.
Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
May assist professional medical personnel with emergency treatment at a medical facility.
Adhere to safety regulations and requirements.
Complete training required by policy and maintain CEU hours required by current EMT and CPR certifications.
Maintain acceptable workplace conduct and work effectively with coworkers and customers.
May assist other departments during a declared emergency.