EMT-Advanced

EMT-Advanced

This advertisement is for the purpose of developing a pool of ready applicants to fill multiple EMT-Advanced positions.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients and respond to emergency rescue situations involving bodily injury or potential loss of life.

Essential functions of the position include maintaining readiness and serving as a mobile medical unit driver or attendant responding to emergency medical calls, performing necessary rescue work and administering necessary emergency medical care to patients in the field. Other duties include operating a mobile medical unit, applying necessary first-aid to sick or injured persons, collecting, communicating and accurately documenting information about the medical emergency to further quality patient care, administering fluids and drugs to patients in route to hospital, starting and maintaining intravenous infusion, performing pulmonary ventilation, cardio pulmonary resuscitation and any other procedure or skill as outlined by state and local medical control, obtaining blood for laboratory analysis, studying and participating in training to improve competency in medical technical work and ambulance service/operation, studying street and road patterns and networks of the County in order that future runs may be made with minimum difficulty and delay, responding to non-emergency calls such as requests to transport patients from hospitals to their homes or from a local medical facility to a specialized medical center, preparing incident reports and maintaining records on patients treated, assisting in the inspection and maintenance of vehicles and equipment used in emergency medical service, testing and maintaining medical equipment standard to advanced life support ambulances, participating in the maintenance of station equipment and quarters, acting as preceptor for state wide pre-hospital education program by mentoring and evaluating student performance as a Paramedic or EMT trainee, and performing other related duties as assigned.

Minimum education, training and/or experience required at time of hire includes graduation from high school or equivalent, supplemented by required course work in emergency medical techniques; or an equivalent combination of experience and training. Must be 21 years of age or older. Additional training and experience: some experience in emergency medical service work preferred.

License or certification required by statute or regulation includes certification as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician by the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners. Possession of a valid driver's license issued by the state of residence is also required.

Knowledge, skills, abilities, and other abilities include applying fundamental knowledge to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely ill patient, applying fundamental knowledge of the EMS system, safety/well-being of the AEMT, medical/legal and ethical issues to the provision of emergency care, foundational knowledge of equipment and supplies employed in the emergency care of patients and victims of accidents, working knowledge of County geography and of the location of roads and streets within the County, working knowledge of procedures in extrication, movement of patients, rescue techniques, transportation and psychological needs of a patient, skill in diagnosing a victim's condition and applying emergency medical care, ability to respond quickly and calmly to emergency situations, ability to safely drive an ambulance occasionally at high rates of speed, ability to lift substantial weight, ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, and ability to deal tactfully, courteously and firmly with the general public.