Fire Medic II; Advanced- EMT

Fire Medic II (Advanced EMT)

Isle of Wight County Fire Rescue is seeking interested applicants for a full-time Fire Medic II (Advanced EMT) position. Under general supervision, the purpose of the position is to provide Emergency Medical Services (EMS), fire protection in emergency and non-emergency situations. Employees in this classification perform skilled work. Position is responsible for operating an approved mobile medical unit; rescuing victims; and performing advanced emergency care, including the administration of life sustaining treatment to patients on-site and while in route to the hospital.

Performs related work as required.

• Responds to calls to provide emergency medical assistance to provide basic and advanced life support emergency medical care; drives ambulances in response to emergency calls and in the transport of patients to or from a medical facility; performs primary and secondary patient assessments; determines blood pressures, pulses, respiratory rates, capillary refill, and other vital signs; determines patients' medical history, complaints, and symptoms;
  
  establishes and maintains open airways; ventilates non-breathing persons; administers cardio-pulmonary resuscitation to victims of cardiac arrest; operates a semi-automatic defibrillator and initiates delivery of shocks when prompted in accordance with local protocols; operates life support equipment.
• Provides advanced life support care to critical ambulance patients in accordance with regional and local medical protocols and/or on-line medical control; intubates patients requiring advanced airway management using endotracheal tube and/or IGel, starts intravenous lines and intravenous fluid therapy; administers drugs necessary for the treatment of acute medical conditions pursuant to physician orders; performs other advanced life support procedures upon approval and direction of medical director and/or hospital-based physician/medical control physician.
• Responds to fire alarms; drives fire apparatus and/or operates fire pumps; fights fires; performs rescues of persons trapped inside burning structures; lifts carries, drags, lays, and connects hose lines and appliances; assists in loading and unloading ladders; performs salvage and overhaul operations; directs traffic and establishes safety zones.
• Responds to incidents involving hazardous materials; initiates requests for appropriate assistance; may provide emergency decontamination and/or treatment to contaminated victims.
• Installs smoke detectors; performs pre-fire plans.
• Assists in planning, developing, and coordinating departmental training; performs physical fitness training; participates in a continuous training program to improve competence in firefighting, medical clinical work and in rescue vehicle service and operation; maintains knowledge of new or modified operational protocols and procedures; studies street and road patterns and networks of the County in order that future runs may be made with minimum difficulty and delay.
• Inspects and tests fire apparatus and ambulances and their emergency equipment; maintains proper inventory of equipment and supplies for County EMS and fire units; cleans and sanitizes equipment; ensures that equipment is in proper and good working order; makes routine adjustments and minor repairs/maintenance.
• Completes and maintains accurate records, forms, and reports for various administrative, operational, and training activities; may code, edit, and submit Virginia Fire Incident Reports and EMS Pre-hospital Patient Care Reports; prepares and/or types memorandums and general correspondence, forms, reports, and purchase orders; maintains files on personnel, equipment, and operations.
• Conducts station drills; attends multi-company drills.
• Observes all approved safety and health policies and procedures pertaining to his/her work activities and performs all work tasks in a safe and healthy manner in accordance with County policy.

Physical demands:
Tasks involve the ability to exert very heavy physical effort in very heavy work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and…