EMT Bartow, Cobb, Paulding, Canton, DeKalb, ProCare FT/PT

About the role

The EMT responds to emergency and non-emergency requests for ambulance service and administers pre-hospital care and inter-facility medical care in accordance with approved company medical protocols, policies and procedures. The EMT-B is primarily responsible for the safe operations, cleaning and maintenance of the vehicle, in addition to assisting with on-scene patient care. The EMT-B is responsible for ensuring the security of the vehicle and that equipment and supply inventories are maintained.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care in accordance with license, company policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, directives and standards.
• Maintain working knowledge and proficiency of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and other standards of care specific to the employee’s level of licensure.
• Respond to all assigned calls in an appropriate, safe and efficient manner.
• Complete required documentation, obtain appropriate signatures and submit documentation as required for each assigned call at the end of each assigned shift.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Possess and maintain current EMT-B licensure
• Possess and maintain current BLS certification
• Possess and maintain a current Georgia Driver’s license
• No more than 2 traffic violations within the last 36 months

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods and techniques for providing on-site emergency medical services
• Knowledge of local area EMS and public safety structure
• Knowledge of local, Federal and State insurance billing guidelines for ambulance services
• Demonstrated ability to read English and understand medical terminology
• Demonstrated ability to write reports, business correspondence, and complete forms
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, superiors, customers and other public service agency personnel
• Demonstrated ability to effectively present information and respond to questions regarding patient care, company operations and other customer service issues

Physical Abilities

• Regularly required to use hands and fingers, handle, or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk or hear
• Frequently stand and walk
• Sit
• Stoop, kneel, or crouch for extended periods
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 180 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 300 pounds with assistance from others
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to transfer a patient in a stair chair between floors while ascending or descending stairs with assistance of a partner
• Must be able to transfer medical bags and equipment to and from ambulance
• Must be able to transfer a patient on a stretcher from ground to ambulance
• Must be able to push/pull stretcher release handle
• Must be able to grip undercarriage release handle on stretcher requiring bilateral coupling forces up to 35lbs to raise and lower the stretcher
• Must ascend and descend stairs often multiple levels/stories
• Must be able to climb into out of an ambulance multiple times
• Must access and work on patients in an ambulance and tolerate heights up to 68"
• Must be able to tolerate various temperatures and weather conditions

Working Environment

• Frequent interruptions, work pressure and irregularities in work schedule are expected
• Continuously faced with a number of projects considered to be high priority
• Subject to continually changing deadlines
• May be exposed to inclement weather, potential hazardous conditions, diseases and other illnesses
• Occasionally required to travel and attend both regular and unscheduled meetings, some of which take place outside of regular working hours