Paramedic​/EMT | PRN | Henry County EMS

Location: Iowa

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Mt. Pleasant, Iowatime type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R-07902
** Minimum Hiring Wage:
** From $25.14 per hour
** Job Details:
** Scheduled

Hours:

Varies | Days | Weekend & Holiday Requirements
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* Job Description:

**** A Brief Overview
** Provides advanced emergency medical treatment and transports ill or injured persons. Responsible for performance of patient care activities, documentation, daily routine operations, continuous quality improvement activities, participation in educational programs and in services as well as performance of miscellaneous related duties. Effectively interacts with the patient, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining high standards of professional care.

Provides high quality emergency medical services to the following customer populations:
Public;
Patients;
Allied emergency personnel;
Students doing field internships.

** What you will do
*** Administer drugs by all available routes of medication administration following proper procedures and protocols under a physician's direction.
* Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured persons in pre-hospital setting.
* Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
* Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
* Comfort and reassure patients.
* Communicate with dispatchers and treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, and to receive instructions for further treatment.
* Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
* Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members and police and fire department personnel.
* Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
* Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
* Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
* Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment.
* Operate equipment such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advanced life-support environments.
* Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
** Qualifications
* ** 1-3 years Experience in EMS at any level Required
* Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
* Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
* Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
* Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
* Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
* Knowledge of principles and methods for transporting individuals including the relative costs and benefits.
* Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
* Actively looking for ways to help people.
* Giving full attention to what other people are…