Paramedic

Job Responsibility

• Communicates on radio transmissions to and from dispatcher.
  • Follows local guidelines for radio protocol.
  • Maintains mobile data terminal and promptly communicates changes in signal status.
  • Fulfills local guidelines for signal compliance.
  • Fulfills local and state protocols for patient care, including patient destination.
  • Follows hospital guidelines for operation of emergency vehicles.
• Maintains professional relationships with employees and supervisory personnel of local emergency agencies.
• Reports professionally and clearly to hospital staff when transferring care of patients.
• Provides accurate, concise information and answers any and all questions regarding patient condition to the best of ability.
• Completes ambulance call report (ePCR) in a prompt, professional, and legible manner and turns in patient record copy to designated hospital staff in a timely fashion.
• Completes all other applicable forms, including but not limited to tour recaps, ePCR for all jobs assigned, unit logbook, etc in a legible manner by end of shift.
• Completes all appropriate Controlled Substance log entries, with legible signatures, at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Documents all usage, and wastes, as per the current DOH approved Staten Island University Hospital Controlled Substance Plan.
• Checks read and sign book at beginning of each shift.
• Reviews and signs each new communication.

Job Qualification

• High School diploma or GED, required.
• Completion of New York State Department of Health approved EMT-P course, required.
• Valid NYC Drivers License, required.
• Minimum six (6) months ambulance experience at a BLS level, in a 911 setting, with at least one eight (8) hour shift per week. May be as a volunteer or observer in an approved program.
• One (1) year ALS ambulance experience preferred.
• OR Minimum (three) 3 years full time experience working for a private ambulance service in an ALS capacity, required.