Ambulance Operator

The City of Arcadia Fire Department provides the finest in fire protection, emergency medical, fire prevention and community preparedness services. We are, first and foremost, dedicated to protecting the quality of life for the citizens and visitors of our community through multifaceted emergency response and the protection of life, property, and the environment.

We are in search of compassionate, driven, team-oriented, and technically sharp individuals to join our team as Ambulance Operators.

The ideal candidate will have uncompromising integrity, demonstrate an enthusiastic passion and a strong commitment to serving the community, possess excellent oral and written communication skills, exercise independent judgment in the completion of duties that are time sensitive and may impact Citywide operations, be team-oriented, courteous, and have an accessible demeanor with peers, colleagues, and the public.

• Reliable and a team player
• Compassionate with a positive attitude
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Technically competent and resourceful

Final date to receive applications:
Open Until Filled (First Review of applications to be conducted on August 8, 2023)

Skills Assessment (50%) and Qualifications Appraisal Interviews (50%):
Week of August 28, 2023 (Tentative)

This is a continuous recruitment. Applications are reviewed as they are received.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES/LICENSES MUST BE SCANNED AND ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION.

Under general supervision, to provide basic medical care and transport of the ill and injured as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); to respond to emergency medical calls for service including accidents and other emergencies; and, to operate an emergency vehicle to and from the scene of an emergency.

This is a non-safety/non-firefighter position that works under the supervision of a Fire Captain and the overall direction of an EMS Coordinator to perform emergency medical transport services.

• Perform necessary basic life support care, within the scope of an EMT, on sick, injured, or convalescent persons at the sites of emergencies or enroute to hospitals or other medical facilities.
• Record event information including patient condition, patient history, treatments, vital signs, and scene observations.
• Observe established basic life support medical protocols in accordance with Los Angeles Department of Health Services.
• Provide patient information to physicians or designee via radio, cell phone transmission or direct contact.
• Bandaging and lifting patients into an ambulance and assisting paramedics as directed.
• Maintain a daily log of responses.
• Maintain all inventory emergency ambulance supplies, equipment, and routine vehicle maintenance.
• Operate emergency vehicles enroute to emergencies and during patient transport to the hospital.
• Operate City-owned ambulances and other department vehicles as directed, including driving to and from medical emergencies as part of the emergency transportation team.

Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor.

• Basic emergency medical procedures including obtaining vital signs.
• Locations of area hospitals and proper transport destinations.
• Symptoms of medical emergencies and of appropriate responses to such conditions.
• Principles of inventory management.
• Procedures, methods, and techniques of emergency medical services including basic first aid and CPR.

• Operate a motor vehicle safely.
• Operate a variety of fire emergency response equipment safely and effectively including communications equipment.
• Operate modern office equipment and technology.
• Utilize handheld electronic devices for electronic care reporting documentation.

• Evaluate patients' conditions and properly render emergency medical care including administration of emergency medications.
• Perform at required emergency medical services within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Basic Life Support scope of practice.
• Participate in preliminary fact-finding…