EMT

About the role

Pafford Medical Services is now accepting applications for an EMT in Southwest Arkansas, covering Counties: Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, and Pike.

Responsibilities

• Provides 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;
• Maintains control, manages and directs patient care at the scene of a pre-hospital emergency;
• Trains and instructs lesser trained personnel;
• Performs other duties as required.

Essential Functions of the Job

• Recognizes and understands a medical emergency and makes reasonable and acceptable differential diagnosis;
• Performs physical examinations;
• Understands and anticipates potentially life-threatening presentations of non-cardiac emergencies and institutes appropriate emergency therapy;
• Deals with medical and emotional needs of any victim of acute illness or injury with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality;
• Ensures quality patient care as established by the Company;
• Fills standardized reports of patient information and care;
• Communicates with physicians on duty at hospitals;
• Follows standard protocols when a physician is unavailable;
• Transports the ill and injured to institutions of medical care;
• Operates emergency vehicles safely;
• Cleans and maintains equipment;
• Completes patient statistics and medical information forms;
• Assists in technical rescues;
• Follows standard operating policies and procedures.

Additional Examples of Work Performed

• Cleans and maintains vehicles;
• Cleans and maintains living quarters;
• Maintains records of vehicles, supplies, training, and daily work;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain: EMT / EMT-B CPR for the Health Care Provider;
• Good knowledge of street systems, addresses, and physical layout of the area;
• Good ability to perform technical medical skills, understand and deal with medical and emotional needs, maintain a professional approach, learn new rescue and medical skills, and perform mechanical work;
• High degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency medicine;
• Attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses, and seminars.

General Information

• The supervisor assigns shifts and general scope of work;
• The incumbent performs work according to procedures, policies, and medical orders;
• The incumbent exercises judgment in applying guidelines;
• The work is spot-checked and evaluated based on patient, medical staff, and others' feedback;
• The incumbent must drive and operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment, and assist in extracting injured persons from various situations.

Other Requirements

• The work requires the incumbent to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment, and extract injured persons from various situations;
• The situation can involve vehicular, industrial, and residential accidents, injuries, or illness and occur anywhere in the coverage area;
• The incumbent must be able to carry or help carry someone from the site of the injury to the mode of transportation and attend the injured party to the hospital;
• The incumbent must see, hear, and communicate with the injured party during a physical assessment;
• The incumbent must wear Company issued uniforms while on duty and maintain them;
• The incumbent must carry a Company issued pager/radio at all times to receive immediate notifications.