Paramedic

General Information

The supervisor makes assignments in terms of shifts to be worked and the general scope of the work assignment. The incumbent performs the work in accordance with the procedures, policies and medical orders provided. The incumbent must exercise judgment in applying the proper guideline to the proper situation. The work is spot checked and evaluated based on feedback from the patient, medical staff and others.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain: Paramedic Licensure, CPR for the Health Care Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Good knowledge of the street systems, addresses and physical layout of the area, and of the rescue equipment and the emergency medical equipment used in Advanced Life Support.
• Good ability to: Perform technical medical skills with a high degree of accuracy, understand and effectively deal with emotional and medical needs of victims of injuries, acute illnesses, or psychological emergencies, maintain a professional and objective approach to the care of ill or injured persons, learn new concepts in rescue and medical skills and techniques and in pre-hospital care, perform a variety of limited mechanical work involved in the use, testing and maintenance of rescue and medical equipment, direct the work of and teach other personnel, understand and follow oral and written instructions and orders, maintain a professional attitude when representing the Company, establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, assist agencies, hospital personnel and the general public, drive and operate emergency ambulance units.
• Maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency para-medicine, and must attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses and seminars both on and off duty to maintain annual paramedic certification, as required by the state in which you will be working.

Other Requirements

• The work requires the incumbent to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment and extract injured persons from a wide variety of situations. Situation can involve vehicular, industrial and residential accidents, injuries or illness and occur anywhere in our coverage area. At times the work requires movement over various types of terrain, (hilly, steep, rocky, rough, and/or wet/slippery surfaces).
• The incumbent always must be able to carry or help carry someone from the site of the injury to the mode of transportation (vehicle/helicopter) and attend the injured party to the hospital. In order to perform a physical assessment of the injured party, the incumbent must see, hear and communicate with the injured party.
• Paramedics will be issued and must wear Company issued uniforms while on duty; additionally, Paramedics will be responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of uniforms, as well as all issued equipment.
• Paramedics are required to carry a Company issued pager/radio at all times in order to receive immediate notification of an assignment.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K
• Supplemental & Life Insurance