EMT Basic

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Provide Basic Life Support including medical evaluation, treatment and stabilization of the critically ill and injured; responds 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 less trained personnel; perform other duties as required.

• Recognize and understand a medical emergency and make reasonable and acceptable differentia and diagnoses.
• Perform physical examinations.
• Understand and anticipate potentially 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, injury, or psychological emergencies; reduce morbidity and mortality.
• Respond to quality patient‑care as established by the Company.
• File standardized reports of patient information and care for the 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 physician on duty at the 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 in a safe manner under all conditions; clean and maintain vehicles; 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 by the Company.

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

The supervisor makes assignments in terms of shifts to be worked and the general scope of the work assignment. The incumbent performs the work in accordance with the procedures, policies and medical orders provided. The incumbent must exercise judgment in applying the proper guideline to the proper situation. The work is checked and evaluated on the basis of feedback from the patient, medical staff and others.

• Must possess and maintain:
  • EMT / EMT‑B
  • CPR for the Health Care Provider
  • Good knowledge of the street systems, addresses and physical layout of the area, and of the rescue equipment and the emergency medical equipment used in Advanced Life Support.
  • Good ability to: perform technical medical skills with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Understand and effectively deal with emotional and medical needs of victims and 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 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, agencies, hospital personnel, and the general public; drive and operate emergency ambulance units; author reports with narrative and numeric information.
• Must 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.

The work requires the incumbent to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment and extract injured persons from a wide variety of situations. The incumbent must carry or help carry someone from the site of the injury to the mode of transportation (vehicle or helicopter) and attend the injured party to the hospital. Incumbents will be issued a Company‑issued pager/radio at all times to receive immediate notification of assignments and wear Company‑issued uniforms while on duty.

Pafford Emergency, 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>