or EMT Basic

Beaufort County•Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services is seeking to fill a Paramedic and/or full-time Advanced EMT position. The role involves responding to emergencies, providing appropriate life support, and transporting patients to medical facilities. Responsibilities also include participating in community outreach, maintaining vehicles and facilities, and assisting volunteer EMS organizations. This position involves exposure to the hazards of emergency rescue work, including potential exposure to human body fluids and infectious diseases, and is subject to OSHA requirements for bloodborne pathogens.

Requirements

Graduation from high school.
Moderate experience in advanced emergency medical service, work as a Paramedic, or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
Must possess North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services certification as a Paramedic.
For Advanced EMT/Basic EMT: Equivalent combination of education and experience.
Applicant must currently be certified as an EMT and enrolled in an Advanced EMT or higher certification class with the ability to obtain the certification within 12 months.
NC EMT and/or NC Advanced EMT and/or NC Paramedic certification.
Certification by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification or acceptable equivalent.
Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support certification or acceptable equivalent.
Completion of NIMS 100, 200, and 700.
Possession of a valid North Carolina driver’s license.
Complete county applications with complete work history, documentation of all certifications, places and dates of employment and hours worked.

Responsibilities

Respond to emergency calls, providing basic and advanced life support treatment to patients.
Transport patients to the appropriate medical facility.
Function at the Paramedic level, abiding by Beaufort County government safety standards and regulations.
Perform emergency medical acts in accordance with protocols and standards established by the EMS System and Medical Directors.
Administer approved medications via approved access routes.
Administer specified solutions by vascular access infusion.
Perform pulmonary ventilations and obtain 12-lead EKGs for cardiac diagnostics.
Perform patient assessment and basic life support techniques in accordance with established protocol, including airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, oxygen administration, hemorrhage control, treatment for shock, bandaging and dressing soft tissue injuries, splinting of fractures and dislocations, treatment of injuries to the head, face, eye, neck, and spine, treatment of injuries to the chest, abdomen and genitalia, provision of basic life support for medical injuries, assisting in normal and abnormal childbirth, treatment of injuries as a result of exposure to heat and cold, treatment of burns.
Lift and move patients for transfer to a medical facility.
Participate in community outreach education and prevention programs.
Prepare, clean, and maintain vehicles, building, and grounds.
Participate in continuous in-service training.
Assist members of volunteer emergency medical service organizations as requested.