Paramedic - Red Bay EMS - PRN - Shift Varies

Responsibilities

• Affirms nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
• Restores and stabilizes heart rhythm on pulseless, nonbreathing patient.
• Maintains cardiac patient.
• Initiates intravenous fluids to administer medication or drugs, or to replace fluids lacking in body.
• Performs endotracheal intubation to open airways and ventilate patient.
• Administers injections of medications and drugs.
• Administers initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patient's vital signs.
• Assists in extricating trapped victims and transports sick and injured persons to treatment center.
• Observes, records, and reports to physician patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Drives ambulance to and from emergency scene.
• Communicates with hospital, physician, and other medical personnel in person and by radio or telephone.
• Keeps current on treatment techniques, protocol changes, and application of new drugs, material, and equipment.
• Prepares required reports and maintains records of activities.
• Requisitions and restocks supplies, material, and equipment.
• Cleans and performs minor maintenance to assigned emergency vehicle.
• Responsible for direction and coordination of additional personnel on scene, including volunteer responders.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of practice.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and required undergraduate NRP certificate.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: State of Alabama EMSP License as Paramedic Healthcare Provider, CPR Certification, EVOC (once employed/promoted must obtain and maintain).