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Jan Care Ambulance is the largest ambulance provider in WV and also operates in Raleigh and Durham, NC. We are a privately owned, community-oriented company with a long history of success built from hard work and dedication to excellence. Our culture of belonging, exceptional patient care, and first-class customer service set us apart. We maintain a high-quality fleet of state-of-the-art vehicles and offer a nationally accredited paramedic program, providing modern educational opportunities to develop EMS providers to the highest standards.

The primary objective of EMS is to provide safe and compassionate ambulance and medical transportation, preserving patients' dignity and ensuring community safety. EMS personnel provide non-emergency convalescent transfers, community event medical stand-by, and respond to emergency calls to assist in immediate care and transport of critically sick and injured patients at the level of training and authorization.

• Attend instruction sessions for orientation, EMS operations, compliance, emergency vehicle operations, and maintain EMS certification and other required programs.
• Provide out-of-hospital care to patients and safe ambulance transport in consideration of statewide protocols, medical command direction, and assessment under WV EMS Rules and Regulations (64
  
  CFR
  48).
• Lift, carry, and balance a minimum of 125 lbs. alone and 250 lbs. with assistance, up to 33 inches in height, for 10 feet.
• Hear, comprehend, and respond to spoken information from co-workers, patients, physicians, dispatchers, and common emergency scene sounds.
• Verbally communicate in person, via telephone, and telecommunications using the English language.
• Meet the minimum vision requirements to operate a motor vehicle with the state of WV.
• Read and comprehend written materials under stressful conditions and document patient information via approved WV OEMS record system.
• Demonstrate manual dexterity and fine motor skills, performing all movements needed for patient care (bend, stoop, crawl, walk on uneven surfaces).
• Inspect EMS equipment, ensure adequate supplies, verify proper operation, refuel and check fluids of the assigned ambulance, and report needed maintenance.
• Respond to callback or call-in emergency situations.
• Assist other emergency personnel as required and complete tasks assigned by supervisors and management.
• Maintain professional appearance and decorum; perform general maintenance and cleaning work in stations, training facilities, and ambulances; be a self-starter requiring little oversight.
• Perform event stand-by operations at sporting events, community festivals, and other large gatherings.
• Respond to hazardous material incidents and function in uncommon situations; perform emergency operations during natural disasters and catastrophic events.
• Have basic understanding of stress response and methods to ensure personal well‑being, body substance isolation, and patients' privacy under HIPAA.
• Interact and assist professionally with outside agencies including medical facility staff, child/elder protective services, social workers, morticians, medical examiners, law enforcement, fire/rescue, and communication personnel.

• General knowledge of EMS operations, ambulance operation, and proper use of EMS equipment.
• Ability to learn through training and various EMS methods.
• Ability to acquire knowledge of street systems and general physical layout of assigned communities.
• Obtain necessary skills, including opening and maintaining an airway, ventilating a patient, administering CPR, and using certification-level appropriate medications and defibrillators. Provide trauma care including hemorrhage control, shock treatment, bandaging, and immobilizing injured extremities, necks, or spines.

• EMS operations occur 24/7, 365 days a year in all weather conditions. Ambulances and personnel must respond at a moment's notice and maintain viable field operations until resolved or relieved.
• EMS personnel…