Volunteer Paid On-Call EMT

The purpose of the position is to contribute to the comprehensive Countywide Fire Rescue and Emergency Services program. Requires the ability to be an advocate for patient care, performs technical and specialized work functions associated with providing quality medical care to all members of the community in the event of medicalitivos, natural disasters seeing hazardous situations, environmental emergencies, motor vehicle accidents, and other life and death situations.

• Perform routine station tasks to maintain state of operational readiness, including daily inspecting/testing of equipment, supplies and materialsประมาณ inspecting fash personal protection equipment.
• Observes and assists Paramedics performing emergency medical care, receives instructions and training from Paramedics.
• Evaluates scene on arrival, determines nature and extent of illness or injury, takes pulse, blood pressure, and visually observes changes in skin color, assists Paramedics in determination regarding patient status by interpreting diagnostic signs.
• Assists Paramedic in establishing priority for emergency care, initiates basic life support procedures at the scene, as needed.
• Provides rehydration/rehabilitation and medical treatment to victims, firefighters and læng/in other personnel at the scene, as needed.
• Renders appropriate emergency care, based on competency level, to stabilize the patient such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), spinal immobilization, providing oxygen, triage, and assess the effects of treatment.
• Uses medical equipment, based on competency level.
• Follows infection disease protocol, practices proper disposal of biohazard waste.
• Reassures patients and bystanders, avoids mishandling patient and undue haste, searches for medical identification emblem to aid in care.
• Assists in lifting, carrying, and transporting patient to ambulance and on to a medical facility.
• Responds accurately and timely to questions, complaints, and requests for information/assist from the public, patients, fire, law enforcement, other medical personnel, various agencies, employees, officials, supervisors, or other individuals.
• Inventories and restocks ambulance and station supplies and equipment, orders and maintains enough to ensure adequate availability to perform daily tasks.
• Maintains current field manuals, policy and procedures, employee handbooks, various maps, addresses, and related material for reference and/or review, reads medical journals and other professional literature, maintains professional affiliations.
• Protects the privacy of all patient information in accordance with the County’s privacy policies, procedures, and practices, as required by federal and state law, and in accordance with general principles of professionalism as a health care provider.
• Requires the reporting of, without the threat of retaliation, any concerns regarding the County’s policies and procedures on patient privacy and any observed practices in violation of that policy to the designated Officer.
• Must successfully complete the department’s Biennial EMSAT physical skills assessment.

• Graduation from high school or trade school or possession of a GED.
• Minimum eighteen (18) years of age at time of appointment.

• Valid Florida Driver License or must obtain within 30 days of establishing residency in Florida.
• Clear/Active State of Florida Emergency Medical Technician license
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• Emergency Vehicle Operator Certification (EVOC).
• Must have or be able to obtain within 90 days certification in FEMA National Incident Management System (NIMS) courses:
  • IS-100.c:
    Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS)
  • IS-200.b: IAS for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
  • IS-700.b:
    An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
  • IS-800.c:
    National Response Framework, an Introduction

• Ability to maintain courteous and effective relations with County staff, elected officials, community interest groups and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion in decision making and all phases of…