EMT BASIC

• • Recognizesandunderstandsa medical emergency and makes reasonable and acceptabledifferentialdiagnosis;
• • Performs physical examinations;
• • Understandsandanticipatespotentially life-threatening presentation ofnon-cardiac emergencies and institutes appropriate emergency therapy where essential forthepreservation oflife;
• • Dealswith medical and emotionalneedsof any victim of acuteillnessorinjurywiththegoal of reducing morbidity and mortality.
• • Responsible for quality patient-careas established by the Company;
• • Files standardizedreportsof patientinformationandcarefor theuseofreceiving hospital and administration, including nature of request for aid, pertinent past history,therapy provided diagnosis, disposition and sufficientpatientinformation for billing purposes;
• • Maintains effective communication with physician on duty athospitalto relatepatientcondition and obtain orders for treatment;
• • Follows standard writtenprotocolswhen a physician cannotbecontacted;
• • Transportstheillandinjured to institutions ofmedicalcare;
• • Operates emergency vehiclesina safemannerunderall conditions;
• • Properly completes patient statistics and medicalinformationforms foradministrativeuse;
• • Assists technical rescues inremovingvictimsfromvariedterrainandcircumstances; and,
• • Follows standard operating policies and procedures as developed and directed by the Company.

• • Cleans and maintains (minor maintenance) vehicles;
• • Cleans and maintains living quarters;
• • Maintains recordsof vehicles, supplies,training and dailywork;and,
• • Performs otherrelatedduties as assigned.

The supervisor makes assignments in terms of shifts to be worked and the general scope of the work assignment. The incumbent performs the work in accordance with the procedures, policies and medical orders provided. The incumbent must exercise judgment in applying the proper guideline to the proper situation. The work is spot checked and evaluated on the basis of feedback from the patient, medical staff and others.

• • EMT / EMT-B
• • CPR for the Health Care Provider
• • Good knowledge of thestreet systems,addresses and physical layout of the area, and of the rescue equipmentandtheemergencymedical equipment used in Advanced
  
  Life Support.
• • Good abilityto:
• • Perform technical medical skills witha high degree of accuracy;
• • Understand and effectivelydealwith emotional and medical needsof victimsof injuries, acute illnesses, orpsychologicalemergencies;
• • Maintaina professionalandobjective approach to thecareof ill or injured persons;
  
  • Learn new concepts inrescueandmedical skills and techniques andinpre-hospital care;
• • Performavariety oflimited mechanical work involved in the use, testingandmaintenance ofrescue andmedicalequipment;
• • Direct the workof,andteachotherpersonnel;
• • Understand andfolloworal and writteninstructionsandorders;
• • Maintain a professional attitude when representing the Company;
• • Establishandmaintain effective working relationships with other employees,assisting agencies,hospital personnel,and thegeneralpublic;
• • Drive and operateemergencyambulanceunits;and,
• • Authorreportswithnarrativeandnumeric information.
• • Additionally, incumbents must maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge inemergencymedicine,andmustattend sufficient continuing education classes,courses, and seminars both onandoffduty to maintain annual certification,as required by thestateinwhich you willbeworking.

The work requires the incumbent to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medicalequipmentand extractinjuredpersons from a widevarietyof situations. Situation can involve vehicular,industrial and residential accidents, injuries or illness and occur anywhere in ourcoveragearea. At times…