Paramedic

Paramedic

A North Carolina Paramedic provides emergency medical care to individuals in urgent situations, responding to 911 calls and transporting patients to healthcare facilities. They assess patient conditions, administer life-saving treatments, and work closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure the best outcomes. Paramedics are trained to handle a wide range of medical emergencies, including trauma, cardiac issues, and respiratory distress. They maintain equipment, document patient care, and follow state and federal protocols. The role requires strong medical knowledge, quick decision-making skills, and the ability to remain calm under pressure in high-stress environments.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

1. Respond to emergency calls
2. Assess and monitor patients
3. Administer emergency medical treatment
4. Transport patients to medical facilities
5. Operate and maintain equipment
6. Document patient care
7. Communicate with healthcare providers
8. Provide emotional support
9. Follow protocols and regulations
10. Continuing education and training
11. Maintain professionalism and teamwork

Minimum training and experience: High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in emergency medical care, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special requirements include:

Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina, credentialed by the North Carolina Office of EMS as an Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic, and approved by the Emergency Medical Services Director to practice. Completion of additional course work and/or certification as determined necessary by the Emergency Medical Services Director.

Minimum qualifications or standards required to perform essential job functions include:

Physical requirements, data conception, interpersonal communication, language ability, intelligence, verbal aptitude, numerical aptitude, for/spatial aptitude, motor coordination, manual dexterity, color discrimination, interpersonal temperament, physical communication.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include considerable knowledge of basic and advanced emergency medical procedures and techniques, equipment and supplies employed in the emergency care of patients and victims of accidents, procedures of extrication, movement of patients, rescue techniques, transportation and psychological needs of a patient, working knowledge of County geography and of the location of medical facilities and roads and streets within the County, working knowledge of radio communications equipment, skill in evaluating a patient's condition and applying appropriate emergency medical care, ability to respond quickly and calmly to emergency situations, ability to deal tactfully, courteously and firmly with the general public, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.