Paramedic 911
Company: EMT Ambulance
Location: Warren
Posted on: July 30, 2022
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Job Description:
SUMMARY:Provides advanced life support and basic life support
emergency medical care, patient assessment and care, transport
services, and other services by performing the following duties.In
addition, performs all of the duties of and must meet the
qualifications of an Emergency Medical
Technician-Paramedic/Driver.QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:To perform
this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.+
Must meet the qualifications of an Emergency Medical
Technician-Paramedic/Driver.+ In general, no criminal record in
which the individual received a verdict of other than non guilty in
a criminal proceeding.However, specific factors, including but not
necessarily limited to how recent the criminal proceeding, the
nature of the criminal act, and other factors will be utilized by
Administration in determining relevance and overall impact on the
individual's suitability for initial or continued employment.+
After initial company orientation and training, must complete with
a satisfactory rating, a minimum of 30 hours of ride along time
with an ALS certified Field Training Officer.+ May not be
concurrently employed by any other ambulance service or any other
entity which could pose a conflict.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:High
school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred and ALS
certification as indicated above.LANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read
and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.Ability to write
routine reports and correspondence.Ability to speak effectively
before groups of customers or employees of
organization.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:Ability to add, subtract,
multiply, and divide.REASONING ABILITY:Ability to solve practical
problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in
situations where only limited standardization exists.Ability to
interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,
diagram, or schedule form.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:1.
Must maintain valid, current State and/or license as Emergency
Medical Technician-Paramedic. 2.Must maintain BCLS and ACLS
certifications.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the
following+ Provide advanced life support treatment of patients.+
Safe and efficient operation of ambulances and other company
vehicles and equipment.+ Basic life support treatment and
transportation of sick and injured persons.+ Providing emergency
medical treatment, while not exceeding the level of skill, training
and certification of the individual employee.+ Full compliance with
all applicable state, local, and federal regulations and laws,
pertaining to but not limited to protocols, standards of care,
motor vehicle operations, and patient rights.+ Observes patient,
records significant conditions and treatments rendered.+ Takes
temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect
deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.+ Prepares
inventories and stocks supplies and inspects equipment for proper
operation.+ Cleans and disinfects interior of ambulance.Cleans and
details exterior of ambulance.Cleaning and maintaining the
cleanliness and proper stocking of the ambulance, company vehicles,
equipment, office, lounge, and bathrooms.+ Must be able to safely
lift, transfer and maneuver patients in and out of ambulances,
facilities, residences and other locations.+ Must be able to
effectively communicate with patients, family members, medical
personnel, and the general public in verbal and written form.+ Must
have reliable transportation and must report to work punctually for
all scheduled shifts and in proper uniform.+ Maintaining a clean
and complete uniform, personal hygiene, and professional, pleasant
and polite demeanor to all persons with whom the individual comes
in contact with while on duty.+ Must be available, willing and able
to work, when requested up to and including 60 minutes prior to the
scheduled shift start time and may be dispatched an additional
transport, if the employee is still on the clock up to and
including their scheduled shift end time.Specific requirements are
explained in the Procedure Manual.+ Completing and maintaining
accurate records and documentation with regard to transport,
equipment inspection, supplies usage incidents and other forms of
documentation inherent in the operation.+ Promote the company,
perform public relations when assigned, perform standby coverage at
special events, deliver medical equipment and supplies when
assigned, and other details when assigned.+ Attending company
meetings and educational sessions whenever possible.+ Inspecting
and promptly reporting damage, deficiencies, safety issues or other
problems with ambulances, company vehicles, equipment and supplies,
or any other matters relevant to the safe, efficient and proper
operation of the company.Such reports are to be made immediately to
Administration.+ Reporting immediately to Administration in writing
any change in the employee's driving record status, certification
status or any other change in circumstances or status which could
affect the individual's ability to effectively and safely perform
the duties of the position or to otherwise qualify for the position
held.+ Reporting immediately to Administration in writing any
change in the employee's health status or physical status which
could affect the individual's ability to effectively safely perform
the duties of the position, or to otherwise qualify for the
position held.+ Reporting immediately to Administration any change
in information provided to the company on employment records or
other company records.+ In the interest of maintaining the highest
level of quality patient care, safety, and efficiency of operation,
it is the responsibility of each employee to report immediately to
Administration any violation of the personnel policies or
procedures.+ Compliance with all provisions of the Personnel
Policies and Procedures Manual, as well as all other company rules,
regulations, directives, or instructions from supervisors.+ Must
maintain strict confidentiality regarding all information
pertaining to company policies, pricing, contract terms, trade
secrets, competitive information, strategic information, patient
date, forms, manuals, charts, employee data, or any other sensitive
or confidential information obtained while employed by or
pertaining to the company, it's employees, business information, or
patients.Due to the extremely sensitive nature of this position,
this duty of strict confidentiality extends beyond the term of
employment.+ Supervised by and reports to Operations Management
(including Shift Supervisors, Field Supervisors.)+ Other duties as
assigned by Administration.PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands
described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle, or feel objects,
tools. Or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance;
stool, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.The employee
occasionally is required to use a sense of smell.The employee must
frequently lift transfer, maneuver, load and otherwise move clients
and/or equipment weighing up to 250 pounds.Such maneuvers are often
performed in surroundings which involve numerous steps, narrow
pathways, and around obstacles, and often must be performed in a
time efficient manner while still ensuring their own safety as well
as the safety of the client, their partner, and any other
individuals or objects in the area.Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to
adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions ofthis job.Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions of this job.While performing the
duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside
weather conditions.The employee occasionally works near moving
mechanical parts.The noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate.
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