EMS Crew - Medic Job Kerrville area,Texas USA,Healthcare

Job Summary:

Perform emergency medical services for the community. Respond to emergency calls of injured or sick patients. Transfer patients to and from hospitals, nursing homes or other requested locations while giving medical care as needed. Assist in the maintenance of equipment and facilities and perform minor administrative functions.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

This information is intended to be descriptive of the principal duties and responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.

Performs emergency medical services by responding to emergency calls, performing basic and advanced life support, providing inter-facility transfer locally and regionally, restocking, decontamination, and performing other duties as necessary to save lives.

Conducts public tours of facilities, providing public education regarding EMS and safety, maintaining continuing education and physical training.

Performs light building and vehicle maintenance duties.

Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Physical and

Environmental Conditions:

Duties are performed in both indoor and outdoor settings. The physical demands and work environment are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the principal duties and responsibilities (essential functions) of this position or which the employee will encounter.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to frequent standing, walking, lifting, climbing, reaching, kneeling, crawling, bending over and other intensive physical activity. The employee must have normal vision (corrected), hearing and the ability to communicate effectively. The employee, as an individual, must frequently lift and/or move objects or persons weighing up to one hundred (100) pounds, more with assistance.

The employee will work indoors and outdoors during inclement weather conditions, in extreme hot and cold temperatures, in darkness and around dust.

The employee is frequently exposed to personal risk while working in dangerous and life‑threatening situations including performing rescues, hazardous material incidents, electrical hazards and driving or riding in a EMS vehicle at high rates of speed. The employee is exposed to personal risk while working with persons in life‑threatening situations, with serious injuries and illnesses, infectious diseases, and under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

The noise level of the work environment ranges from generally quiet to loud.

Salary:

$57,474.56/yr. = $4,789.55/mo. Base Pay plus Certification & Education Pay

The City of Kerrville is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Qualified Individuals. A City of Kerrville application is required. Resumes are considered additional information, and accepted with a completed City application.

Education, Certification and Experience

Required:

Possession of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
Possession of a valid Texas Class C Driver’s license.
Must be a certified Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Paramedic at time of employment.
Possession of a valid BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
Possession of a valid ACLS and PALS certification preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics:

Knowledge
- Knowledge of department rules, regulations policies and procedures.
- General knowledge of EMS prehospital care for medical and trauma patients, equivalent to DSHS certification level.
- Knowledge of Department of State Health Services (DSHS) codes and rules related to DSHS certification level.
- Knowledge of City maps and locations of streets and response routes.
Skills
- Skill in operating and driving an ambulance in a safe, proficient, and professional manner during…