EMT Probationary (FC 131)

Responsibilities

• Administers medical treatment in response to patient’s medical condition.
• Implements property orders and protocols when transporting patient using ambulance.
• Communicates with medical personnel at the hospital regarding medical treatment and/or condition of the patient.
• Educates the public on fire safety, prevention, and hazard mitigation.
• Promotes and supports public safety initiatives such as smoke detector programs, prevention education in schools, and commercial pre-incident planning.
• Handles emergency calls and drives ambulance to transport patients to hospitals or medical facilities.
• Listens for alarm and details of radio message received from alarm office.
• Gathers medical information by questioning patient or other bystanders to collect medical information.
• Aids with loading and unloading patients into or from the ambulance.
• Utilizes protective equipment such as air pack, turnouts, and gloves.
• Explores the safest evacuation routes to carry and assist conscious and unconscious victims.
• Utilizes specialized equipment also known as the jaws-of-life to pry open vehicles, equipment, or structures.
• Assembles hoses and couplings to water sources, pumps, nozzles, etc., and advances charged hose lines to fight the fire.
• Identifies flammable or hazardous materials.
• Extinguishes fires in areas where there is no visibility and extreme heat.
• Opens holes in structures using axes, pike poles, or other equipment.
• Preserves evidence of arson for use by an arson investigator.
• Cleans equipment and inspects or tests equipment on apparatus.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Must be currently licensed by the State of Tennessee as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or be eligible for reciprocity in the State of Tennessee as a licensed EMT and obtain State of Tennessee EMT licensure prior to employment.
• Required to complete coursework/testing to obtain and maintain an Advance EMT and/or Paramedic license by the State of Tennessee within Eighteen (18) months as a condition of continued employment.
• Must progress through the State of Tennessee Fire Fighter Certification Program (as specified in NFPA Standards 1001) as a condition of continued employment.
• Must possess and maintain a paramedic license and a valid Class D Tennessee Driver's License with Endorsement F as a condition of continued employment.