Emergency Medical Technician

Emergency Medical Technician

Location:

Charleston, WV 25301

Base Pay Range: $19.00/hr – $19.00/hr

Job Purpose:

The EMT administers first aid treatment and/or basic life support care to sick or injured persons in a pre‑hospital setting and during transport to a proper medical facility.

• Assess the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
• Drive the ambulance or other vehicles to the specified location following instructions from the emergency medical dispatcher.
• Assist in rescuing victims as needed and transport sick and injured patients to an appropriate treatment center.
• Operate equipment such as electrocardiograms (EKG), external defibrillators, or bag‑valve mask resuscitators in advanced life support environments.
• Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring during ambulance transport.
• Observe, record, and report to the physician the patient’s condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment administered.
• Administer drugs via the appropriate route under a physician’s direction or protocol.
• Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
• Immobilize the patient for placement on a stretcher and ambulance transport using a backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
• Communicate with dispatchers or medical command center personnel to provide information about the situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
• Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of the patient with known or suspected infectious disease and report the incident as required.
• Complete appropriate documentation of the patient’s treatment into KCEAA’s E‑PCR (electronic patient care reporting) software.
• Follow daily, weekly, and periodic inspection and inventory of supplies, vehicle, station, and related equipment as needed or as directed by KCEAA policy and entering proper documentation of the inspection and inventory.
• Comfort and reassure patients.
• Attend training classes to maintain certification/licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field of emergency services, or maintain existing knowledge.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Successful completion of college or technical school EMT program.
• West Virginia Certified EMT
• WV driver’s license with a safe driving record.
• CPR certification
• ICS 100, ICS 200, NIMS 700, NIMS 800

This is a mission critical position. The employee is required to report to work when there is adverse weather, on holidays and on short notice. The EMT must be available for work on any shift as requested by KCEAA. The position may require work beyond the scheduled shift as requested and/or until properly relieved or released. While performing the duties of this job, the EMT may work in outside weather conditions all times of year, near moving mechanical parts and in conditions that could include exposure to fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to extreme cold and heat.

The EMT may also be exposed to blood, saliva and other body substances, as well as irrational, combative patients and bystanders. The noise level in the work environment is often loud.

This position requires the employee to lift, carry, push, and pull a minimum of 150 pounds independently and 300 pounds or more with assistance. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, operate equipment with tools and controls, climb and balance, stoop, kneel and crouch and occasionally maneuver through challenging obstacles. This position also requires the employee to have finger dexterity and manual dexterity.

Multilimb coordination is required as well as arm‑hand steadiness. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.