Paramedic;

The primary purpose of this position is to respond to emergency and non-emergency ambulance calls, p rovide emergency medical services to the community, and non-emergency transport for inter-facility transfers. In addition to responding to calls, the position is also required to comply with the current treatment protocols, complete all documentation related to patient care, and maintain required licensures and certifications.

• Patient care and documentation. This duty is performed daily, about 80% of the time.
• Vehicle operation. This duty is performed daily, about 80% of the time.
• Equipment operation. This duty is performed daily, about 80% of the time.
• Station maintenance. This duty is performed daily, about 15% of the time.
• Public relations. This duty is performed daily, about 80% of the time.
• Inter-agency relations. This duty is performed daily, about 20% of the time.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Knowledge of a specialized field (however acquired), such as basic accounting, computer, etc. Equivalent of four years in high school, plus night, trade extension, or correspondence school specialized training, equal to two years of college, plus 7 to 11 months related experience and/or training, and 1 to 6 months related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Funds, Property & Equipment Responsibility: $50,000

Supervises 1 non-supervisory employee(s). Departments supervised by this position include none. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format;
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

Under direction where a definite objective is set up and the employee plans and arranges own work, referring only unusual cases to supervisor.

Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in addition, the work operations of a group of employees, all performing basically the same type of work.

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance, either of which would affect the work operations of small organizational component and the organization's clientele.

Highly intense mental demand. Continual involvement with strategic and operational management functions which relate to both the short-term and long-term time periods.

Moderately directed. Activities covered by wide-ranging policies and courses of action, and generally directed as to execution and review. High order of analytical, interpretative, and/or constructive thinking in varied situations.

Computer and related software programs.

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