EMT -BASIC - PART TIME

Description

To perform skilled work in rescuing victims and advanced emergency care in administering life sustaining treatment.

Duties

• Responds to calls for service and administers necessary emergency medical care requiring the use of basic life support skills, first aid, airway management, IV and medication administration.
  • Evaluates the nature of the emergency, the patient’s condition and the extent of injury or illness.
  • Obtains blood for laboratory analysis.
  • Communicates with hospital emergency department personnel to inform them of patient en-route to hospital and relays information concerning the nature and extent of the patient’s injury or illness.
  • Calls for support or assistance from police, additional ambulance service or heavy rescue as needed.
  • Provides the necessary care and treatment of the patient to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, suctioning, bandaging, splinting, administering oxygen, treatment for shock, and other emergency care and life saving measures.
  • Aids rescue units with remaining auto accident victims in cooperation with rescue squads.
  • Performs emergency childbirth.
• Completes an ambulance call report at the completion of each call reflecting billing information and a complete description of the patient’s condition and treatment.
• Conducts a daily inspection of ambulance and equipment.
• Restocks the ambulance vehicles.
• Performs minor maintenance and housekeeping on ambulance vehicles and stations.
• Participates in a continuous training program to improve the employee’s competence in medical technician work and in the ambulance service and operation.
• Studies street and road patterns and networks of the County in order that future calls may be made with minimum difficulty and delay.
• Performs emergency care procedures as directed by appropriate medical control.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of how to prepare ambulance call reports and other reports using appropriate grammar, medical terminology and abbreviations, and to write legibly.
• Knowledge of how to gather information from patients and bystanders through interviews, observation, physical assessment and use of diagnostic equipment such as a blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, thermometer, and life cardiac monitor.
• Knowledge of how to read EKG screens, blood pressure gauges, and medical documents.
• Skill in operating medical equipment properly, cardiac monitors, I.V. equipment, oxygen equipment, and immobilization devices in emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Skill in performing medical functions at accidents, emergencies and disasters by administering basic and advanced medical care to include but not limited to vital signs, hemorrhage control, airway management, CPR, immobilization of possible fracture, oxygen therapy, use of medications, and cardiac rhythm interpretation.
• Skill in effectively communicating with other health care workers and the public including minors by giving information and directions, mediating disputes, and advising of patient assessment and County policies.
• Skill in safely operating an ambulance or other emergency vehicle for long periods of time during both day and night, in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice and snow in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits.
• Skill in enduring verbal abuse when confronted with the hostile views and opinions of patients, family members, and bystanders in antagonistic environments.

Special Requirements

• Possess a valid North Carolina driver's license.
• Certification by the North Carolina Medical Examiners Boards as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician.
• Possess a current CPR certification.
• ITLS or PHTLS required within 12 months from employment.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Minimum Education and Experience: High school graduation or GED; completion of a prescribed course of education to meet the requirements for credentialing as a Paramedic.

Other Information

• From the list below, please select the certifications you currently possess, if so, please provide a copy in attachment.
  • Basic Life Support certification (BLS)(CPR)
  • Emergency Vehicle Driver certification (EVD)
  • National Incident Management System certification (NIMS)
  • HAZMAT certification
  • None of the Above
• Please provide your Emergency Medical Technician License Number.
• This position requires the ability to work during natural disaster events like hurricanes or snow storms?
  • Are you willing to accept these working conditions?
• Please provide your Emergency Medical Technician License Number.
• This position requires the ability to work during natural disaster events like hurricanes or snow storms?
  • Are you willing to accept these working conditions?
• Please provide your Emergency Medical Technician License Number.
• This position requires the ability to work during natural disaster events like hurricanes or snow storms?
  • Are you willing to accept these working conditions?
• Do you posses current immunization records? If so, please provide a copy as an attachment.
  • Yes
  • No
• Do you have any problem working night shift if needed?
  • Yes
  • No
• How do you maintain your continuing education in order to maintain your credential and current knowledge in the EMS field?
  • Required