Pediatric & Neonatal Transport EMT/EVO- OKC Region

Pediatric & Neonatal Transport EMT/EVO- OKC Region

Title: Pediatric & Neonatal Transport EMT/EVO- OKC Region

Pafford EMS: Oklahoma County

Division/Department: Operations

State: Oklahoma

General Statement of Duties:

Pediatric & Neonatal Critical Care Transport EMT in our Oklahoma City region. This position is part of a comprehensive critical care transport team that provides transport services for critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients throughout the region. The primary role of this position is to operate/drive the neonatal and pediatric critical care ambulances and provide assistance to the Neonate/Pediatric transport team as needed. Shift work will be 12-hour day and/or night shifts with weekends and holidays required. Additional training and certification are required and will be provided. Applicants must have 1 year of experience as an EMT, demonstrate the ability to be part of a team and have exceptional references and recommendations.

Provides BASIC Life Support including medical evaluation, treatment and stabilization of the critically ill and injured; responds to emergency rescue situations involving potential loss of life or bodily injury; maintains control, manages and directs patient care at the scene of a pre-hospital emergency; provides training and instruction to lesser trained personnel; performs other duties as required.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Follows standard operating policies/procedures as developed and directed by the Company.
• Cleans and maintains equipment.
• Cleans and maintains (minor maintenance) vehicles.
• Cleans and maintains living quarters.
• Maintains records of vehicles, supplies, training and daily work; and
• 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 spot checked and evaluated based on feedback from the patient, medical staff and others.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must possess and maintain:
• EMT Licensure (1 year of experience)
• CPR for the Health Care Provider
• Good knowledge of the street systems, addresses and physical layout of the state of Oklahoma, and of the rescue equipment and the emergency medical equipment used in Advanced Life Support. Additional training and certification at the pediatric and neonatal transport level will be provided and required for employment.
• 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 and 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 large type 1 critical care emergency ambulance units.
• Author reports with narrative and numeric information along with the other transport team members.
• Additionally, incumbents must maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency paramedicine, pediatric and neonatal care, and must attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses and seminars both on and off duty to maintain annual paramedic 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. Situation can involve vehicular, industrial and residential accidents, injuries or illnesses and occur anywhere in our coverage area. At times the work requires movement over various types of terrain, (hilly, steep, rocky, rough, and/or wet/slippy surfaces). The incumbent always 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.

In order to perform a physical assessment of the injured party, the incumbent must see, hear, and communicate with the injured party.

EMT's will be issued and must wear Company issued uniforms while on duty; additionally, Paramedics will be responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of uniforms, as well as all issued equipment.

Paramedics are required to carry a Company issued pager/radio at all times in order to receive immediate notification of an assignment.

Pafford 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 can perform the assigned duties and fulfilling the assigned responsibilities.