EMT Basic

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Provide Basic Life Support including medical evaluation, treatment and stabilization of the critically ill and injured; respond to emergency rescue situations involving potential loss of life or bodily injury; maintain control, manage and direct patient care at the scene of a pre‑hospital emergency; provide training and instruction to lesser‑trained personnel; perform other duties as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

• Recognize and understand a medical emergency and make reasonable and acceptable diagnoses.
• Perform physical examinations.
• Understand and anticipate potentially life‑threatening presentations of non‑cardiac emergencies and institute appropriate emergency therapy where essential for preservation of life.
• Deal with medical and emotional needs of any victim of acute illness or injury with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality.
• Respond for quality patient‑care as established by the Company.
• File standardized reports of patient information and care for the purpose of receiving hospital and administration, including the nature of the request for aid, pertinent past history, therapy provided, diagnosis, disposition and sufficient patient information for billing purposes.
• Maintain effective communication with physician on duty at hospital to relate patient condition and obtain orders for treatment.
• Follow standard written protocols when a physician cannot be contacted.
• Transport the ill and injured to institutions of medical care.
• Operate emergency vehicles in a safe manner under all conditions.
• Clean and maintain equipment.
• Properly complete patient statistics and medical information forms for administrative use.
• Assist technical rescues in removing victims from varied terrain and circumstances.
• Follow standard operating policies and procedures as developed and directed by the Company.

ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

• Cleans and maintains (minor maintenance) vehicles.
• Cleans and maintains living quarters.
• Maintains records of vehicles, supplies, training and daily work.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The supervisor makes assignments in terms of shifts to be worked and the general scope of the work assignment. The incumbent performs the work in accordance with the procedures, policies and medical orders provided. The incumbent must exercise judgment in applying the proper guideline to the proper situation. The work is based on feedback from patients, medical staff and others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess and maintain:
  • EMT / EMT‑B
  • CPR for the Health Care Provider
• Good knowledge of street systems, addresses and physical layout of the area, and of rescue equipment and the emergency medical equipment used in Advanced Life Support.
• Good ability to:
  • Perform technical medical skills with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Understand and effectively deal with emotional and medical needs of victims of injuries, acute illnesses, or psychological emergencies.
  • Maintain a professional and objective approach to the care of ill or injured persons.
  • Learn new concepts in rescue and medical skills and techniques in pre‑hospital care.
  • Perform a variety of limited mechanical work involved in the use, testing and maintenance of rescue and medical equipment.
  • Direct the work of, and teach, other personnel.
  • Understand and follow oral and written instructions and orders.
  • Maintain a professional attitude when representing the Company.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, assisting agencies, hospital personnel, and the general public.
  • Drive and operate emergency ambulance units.
  • Author reports with narrative and numeric information.
• Additionally, incumbents must maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency medicine and must attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses, and seminars both on and off duty to maintain annual certification, as required by the state in which you will be working.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

The work requires the incumbent to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment and extract injured persons from a wide variety of situations. Situations can involve vehicular, industrial and residential accidents, injuries or illnesses and may occur anywhere in our coverage area. At times the work requires movement over various types of terrain, including hilly, steep, rocky, rough, and wet/slippery surfaces. The incumbent must be able to carry or help carry someone from the site of the injury to the mode of transportation (vehicle/heli­cop­ter) and attend the injured party to the hospital. The incumbent must see, hear and communicate with the injured party to perform a physical assessment.

Incumbents will be issued company‑issued uniforms while on duty and must maintain them, including cleaning. Incumbents are required to carry a company‑issued pager/radio at all times in order to receive immediate notification of an assignment.

PLEASE NOTE:

Pafford Emergency Medical Services reserves the right, at the discretion of the appropriate appointing authority, to waive any of the minimum qualifications for those applicants whose general or specific qualifications would otherwise qualify the applicant for the position or lead the appointing authority to believe that the applicant is capable of performing the assigned duties and fulfilling the assigned responsibilities.