Lead Medical Care Transportation Technician

Lead Medical Care Transportation Technician - Lead Paramedic

The primary purpose of this Lead Medical Care Transportation Technician - Lead Paramedic position is to perform the technical duties as a Paramedic (Basic and Advanced Life Support) and lead other paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Identifies, distributes, and balances the workload and tasks among Paramedical and EMTs; makes adjustments to ensure timely accomplishment of assignments. Reviews the work of subordinates to assure priorities, methods, deadlines and quality have been met; amends/corrects work performance not meeting standards.
• Trains or arranges for training of staff.
• Assists in scheduling staff assuring sufficient coverage to meet the needs of ambulance services; reviews leave/scheduling changes; and resolves simple, informal, complaints and refers significant issues/problems/personnel needs to the supervisor.
• Serves as coach/facilitator and reports daily job performance, progress, and training needs to supervisor.
• Provides oversight and coordination of process improvement initiatives, assures teamwork, and addresses customer issues; facilitates communication among patients, their families, and ambulance service to resolve concerns and complaints.
• In addition to the above Lead duties, performs all duties and responsibilities of a Paramedic which includes: responds to accidents and other emergencies involving injury, illness, life threatening situations; patient triage and take/record patient vital signs; conducts complete assessment of patient's condition, obtains patient history; makes independent preliminary patient assessments and if and how the patient can be moved and to which facility to transport patient to; administers Basic and Advanced Life Support Care, responds to and monitors cardiac and defibrillation; provides fluid resuscitation by IV and manages trauma injuries, bleeding, and post-traumatic shock.
• Operates various emergency vehicles and emergency/medical equipment, tools and supplies which may include ambulance, extrication tools, blood pressure cuff, cardiac monitor, glucose monitor, defibrillator, endotracheal tube, external pacing device, 1-lead EKG airway equipment, intravenous pump, oxygen terminal, pulse oximetry monitor, CPAP, auto-ventilator, medical supplies, radio communications equipment.
• Ambulance Interpretive Guidelines involve: Airway Obstruction and Respiratory Arrest; Cardiac Arrest; Mechanical Breathing Aids; Bleeding and Shock; Fractures of Torso and Extremities; Head, Face, Neck and Spine Injuries; Eye, Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia; Childbirth; Miscellaneous Medical Emergencies; Environmental Emergencies.
• Operates emergency transport vehicles, uses telephone and radio communications equipment and systems, selects most efficient route to and from sites taking into consideration traffic patterns, adverse weather conditions, and health facility locations. Reads highway maps, program GPS devices, and follows instructions. Decontaminates the vehicle and assures vehicle is ready for the next run by replacing supplies and medical equipment and performs safety inspections and operator maintenance.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Condition of continued employment: Paramedic shall obtain certification as a National Registered Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic) no later than (NLT) 18 months after employment as condition of continued employment with VA.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am -4:00pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Lead Medical Care Transportation Technician/ PD99771S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized