EMT Paramedic

Overview

This position performs technical work driving an ambulance, rescuing and transporting the sick and injured, administering emergency medical care, maintaining records and files, preparing reports, and does related work as required. Work is performed under the regular supervision of the EMS Captain and/or EMS Major.

• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• General knowledge of equipment and supplies employed in the emergency care of patients and victims of accidents
• Thorough knowledge of the street and road system and physical layout of the county
• Skills in diagnosing a victim's condition and applying emergency medical care
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, associates, patients and their families, other emergency service agencies, and the general public
• Ability to keep records and prepare reports

• Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver’s license.
• This is a safety sensitive position subject to random drug screenings. Must pass post offer physical agility testing. Current Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) vaccination.

This is heavy work requiring the exertion of 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects; work requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly;

hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, and to receive…