Attendant AEMT

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  Service Center Building - Conroe, TX 77304
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Salary Range: $21.29 - $24.36 Hourly
• Title:
  
  Attendant AEMT
• Department:
  Field Operations
• Reports To:
  
  District Chief
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt

• Current Texas Driver's license.
• Must be AEMT licensed through the Texas Department of State Health Services at the time of application.
• One year work experience in healthcare related field preferred.

As an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), you are responsible for providing basic emergency medical care and safe transport in alignment with organizational protocols and healthcare regulations. Key duties include patient assessment, administering basic life support interventions, assisting with medical procedures, and utilizing equipment to stabilize patients. You will collaborate closely with other emergency response personnel to ensure clear communication and effective teamwork during emergency situations.

• Respond to all requests for service within identified time standards.
• Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures and activation status to be followed or need for additional assistance.
• Administer appropriate treatment at emergency scenes and transport sick and injured persons to treatment center.
• Provide exceptional customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Maintain station in an orderly and clean fashion.
• Observe, record, and report the patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents to receiving facility.
• Provide patient care in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and statutes.
• Adhere to the policies, field operating guidelines, and clinical guidelines.
• Collaborate with other crew members, and other responding agency personnel on patient care issues.
• Preparation and completion of patient care reports.
• Maintains the patient compartments, medical equipment, and medical supply levels of the vehicles to assure that the vehicle is response ready.
• Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate personnel.
• Operate the emergency vehicle according to the MCHD’s safe driving standards.
• Attend public relations events as needed.
• Monitors communication equipment to maintain contact with ALARM or appropriate communications center.
• Work under the direction of the In Charge Paramedic in regard to patient care when appropriate.
• Work in a team with either In-Charge Paramedic, Attendant Paramedic or another EMT as assigned.
• Review and acknowledge all organizational updates as requested.
• Complete all Annual CAAS Required Courses.
• Attend mandated continuing education or other educational initiatives as requested.
• Other duties as necessary that are reasonably consistent with the above.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

• Moderate word processing, database, and spreadsheet skills required.
• Basic Email and internet skills required.

• Texas Department of State Health Services EMT certification.
• Additional card courses as required by Clinical Guideline – 40 Card Courses and Educational Opportunities (CPR, ACLS, ITLS).
• Current Texas Driver's License.
• Remain insurable by the current insurance vendor of MCHD.
• Required NIMS Training as referenced in the Safety & Emergency Management Policy SEM 27-201.

NOTE:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Very Heavy Work:
Lifting objects in excess of 100 pounds with frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more.

• Vision (Avg)
• Color Discrimination
• Peripheral Vision
• Depth Perception
• Hearing (Avg)

• Standing/Walking: 6-8 Hrs
• Sitting: >8 Hrs
• Driving: >8 Hrs

• Chemicals
• Cold
• Dampness
• Fumes/Gases
• Heat/Humidity
• Height
• Noise
• Radiation

• Bending
• Squatting
• Climbing
• Twisting
• Reaching

Must be able to respond quickly to ambulance calls, must…