Ems Specialist; Emt-, Aemt, Paramedic

Overview

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Protects life and property by performing emergency medical care, and public education duties. Maintains EMS equipment, apparatus, and facilities. Performs according to the NM State Scope of Practice for current licensure level.

• Performs emergency medical services to the standards and expectations of the City of Hobbs Fire Department.
• Performs basic and advanced medical rescue procedures to access, stabilize and transport a patient to an appropriate medical facility.
• Provides pre-hospital emergency medical care effectively and safely in all types of emergent conditions.
• Duties include but are not limited to emergent and non-emergent treatment and transport of patients as assigned by the supervisor.
• Completes appropriate patient treatment documentation as well as any other reports required by department policy.
• Maitains and prepares vehicles and medical equipment in a manner allowing for emergency and non-emergency response.
• Responsible for patient advocacy, interagency teamwork, and fluid verbal/written communication with other medical personnel.
• All duties must be performed with maturity and professionalism.
• Attends meetings, seminars and other training to stay current in position and required skill competencies (i.e. licensure status) for the position.

• May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned.

This position is subject to the City of Hobbs’ Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes one or more of the following: pre-employment testing, post accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow-up testing.

Education and Experience
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• A) Must possess a high school diploma or GED at date of hire.
• B) Must possess State of New Mexico EMT certification or NREMT and must obtain State of NM EMT within 6 months of hire.
• C) One (1) year of experience in providing emergency medical care in a pre-hospital provider setting preferred.
• D) New Hires with an EMT-B license must adhere to Hobbs Fire Department’s Certification and Licensure Policy by obtaining their New Mexico EMT-Intermediate license or higher.

EMT Specializations and Pay

• EMT SPECIALIST BASIC
• EMT SPECIALIST INTERMEDIATE
• EMT SPECIALIST PARAMEDIC

Salary ranges vary by specialization: BASIC $19.10; INTERMEDIATE $21.35-$28.83; PARAMEDIC $24.95-$33.68.

• Skilled in emergency vehicle response, medical rescue and related medical specialties including incident management systems and unified command.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, diseases and their processes, and treatment of medical and trauma patients.
• Ability to learn Hobbs Fire Department EMS protocols, department rules and regulations, and applicable laws and ordinances.
• Ability to gather and compile information, follow oral and written instructions, and prepare information for agency use.
• Ability to establish priorities for own workload and manage competing demands.
• Ability to produce legible written documents with correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fire department staff, other city departments, health care facilities and governmental agencies, outside agencies, and the general public.

Special Requirements

• A) Prefer 21 years or older at the time of employment.
• B) Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver’s license without record of suspension or revocation in any state for the past three (3) years.
• C) Must possess or obtain, and maintain a valid state Class E (or state equivalent) driver’s license upon hire.
• D) No felony convictions or disqualifying criminal histories within the past seven (7) years.
• E) Must be able to read and write the English language.
• G) Maintain insurability and operate city vehicles in accordance with insurance policy.
• H) Residency requirement:
  Must reside in a primary residence within 150 miles of the city limits of Hobbs as specified by the HFD Residency Policy.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that…