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 differential diagnoses.
• Perform physical examinations.
• Understand and anticipate potential life‑threatening presentation of non‑cardiac emergencies and institute appropriate emergency therapy where essential for the 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 use of receiving hospital and administration, including nature of request for aid, pertinent past history, therapy provided, diagnosis, disposition and sufficient patient information for billing purposes.
• Maintain effective communication with the 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 safely 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

• Clean and maintain (minor maintenance) vehicles.
• Clean and maintain living quarters.
• Maintain records of vehicles, supplies, training, and daily work.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The supervisor assigns shifts and sets the general scope of the work assignment. The incumbent performs the work in accordance with procedures, policies, and medical orders provided. The incumbent must exercise judgment in applying the proper guideline to the situation. The work is subject to feedback from patients, medical staff, and others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• EMT / EMT‑B certification.
• CPR for the Health Care Provider certification.
• Good knowledge of street systems, addresses, physical layout of the area, and of rescue equipment and emergency medical equipment used in Advanced Life Support.
• 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 emergency ambulance units.
• Author reports with narrative and numeric information.
• Maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency medicine, and 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, residential, accidental, injuries or illness and occur anywhere in our coverage area. The work may require movement over various types of terrain, including steep, rocky, rough, wet or slippery surfaces. The incumbent must be able to carry or help carry someone from the site to the mode of transportation and attend the injured party to the hospital. The incumbent must see, hear, and communicate with the injured party.

Incumbents will be issued uniforms and must wear Company issued uniforms while on duty; they are responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of uniforms and all issued equipment. Incumbents are required to carry a Company issued pager or 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.