Probationary EMT Advance (FC 131)

About the role

This position supports both Fire Suppression and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) operations. The role involves assessing and triaging non-urgent, urgent, and emergency requests for medical care. It also includes facilitating access to higher levels of care and serving as a patient care team member in hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Applies advanced knowledge and skills for patient care and/or medical transportation.
• Serves as a patient care team member in a hospital or health care setting when needed.
• Makes home visits to observe patient care and reports to a higher-level authority.
• Educates the public on fire safety, prevention, and hazard mitigation.
• Promotes and supports public safety initiatives like smoke detector programs, prevention education in schools, and commercial pre-incident planning.
• Performs pharmacological interventions with basic and advanced equipment to manage specific life-threatening, medical, and psychological situations.
• Serves as a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.
• Gathers medical information by questioning patients or bystanders.
• Utilizes specialized equipment, including the jaws-of-life, to pry open vehicles, equipment, or structures.
• Administers medical treatment, checks pulse and respiration, and responds to patient conditions.
• Listens for alarms and details of radio messages from the alarm office.
• Assists with loading and unloading patients into or from the ambulance.
• Explores safe evacuation routes to carry and assist conscious and unconscious victims.
• Develops and maintains current knowledge of firefighting procedures.
• Determines whether to transport patients using an ambulance or helicopter based on medical needs and protocols.
• Drives emergency ambulances on emergency calls and transports patients to hospitals or medical facilities.
• Connects hoses and couplings to water sources, pumps, nozzles, and advances charged hose lines to fight fires.
• Identifies flammable or hazardous materials and opens holes in structures using appropriate equipment.
• Preserves evidence of arson for use by arson investigators.
• Cleans equipment and inspects or tests apparatus equipment.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Currently licensed by the State of Tennessee as an Advance Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) or eligible for reciprocity in the State of Tennessee as a licensed AEMT and obtain State of Tennessee AEMT licensure prior to employment.
• Required to complete coursework/testing to obtain and maintain a 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.