EMVO - Emergency Medical Vehicle Operator

EMVO - Emergency Medical Vehicle Operator

Jan Care Ambulance is the largest ambulance provider in WV, also operating in Raleigh and Durham, NC. We are a privately owned, community‑oriented company with over 30 years of success and a dedication to excellence.

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 deliver immediate care and transport critically sick and injured patients.

• Attend instruction sessions for orientation, EMS operations, compliance, emergency vehicle operations, maintain EMS certification and other required programs.
• Provide out‑of‑hospital care to patients and safe ambulance transport in consideration of statewide protocols and medical command direction under WV EMS Rules and Regulations.
• Lift, carry, and balance a minimum of 12 SIBS alone and equally 250 lbs with assistance, at a height of 33 inches, for a distance of 10 feet.
• Have the ability to hear, comprehend and respond to spoken information from co‑workers, patients, physicians, dispatchers and sounds common to the emergency scene.
• Verbally communicate in person, via telephone and telecommunications in English. Meet the minimum vision requirements to operate a motor vehicle with the State of WV.
• Read and comprehend written materials under stressful conditions. Document via written or electronic means the patient information utilizing an approved WV EMS record system.
• Demonstrate manual dexterity and fine motor skills, with the ability to perform all movements needed for providing quality patient care. Bend, stoop, crawl and walk on uneven surfaces.
• Inspect EMS equipment to ensure adequate supplies, verify proper operation, refuel and fluid check 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 company supervisors and management.
• Maintain professional appearance and decorum; perform general maintenance and cleaning work in the upkeep of stations, training facilities and ambulances; be a self‑starter requiring little oversight and be adaptable to change and able to function in a team‑based management structure.
• Perform event stand‑by operations including sporting events, community festivals and other events with a significant number of people.
• Respond to hazardous material incidents at the first responder level; function in other uncommon situations; perform emergency operations during natural disasters and catastrophic events.
• Have basic understanding of stress response and methods to ensure personal well‑being; have an understanding of body substance isolation and patients' rights of privacy under HIPAA.
• Interact and assist in an appropriate and professional manner with a variety of outside agencies and personnel, including medical facility staff such as physicians, nurses, aides, clerical staff, adult and child protective services, social workers, morticians, medical examiners, law enforcement, fire/rescue and communication personnel.

• General knowledge of EMS operations, operation of ambulances and proper use of EMS equipment.
• Ability to learn through training, using a wide variety of EMS methods.
• Ability to readily acquire knowledge of the road/street systems and general physical layout of assigned communities.
• Obtain necessary skills including opening and maintaining an airway, ventilating a patient, administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and utilizing certification‑level appropriate medications and defibrillator devices. Provide trauma care including assisting in controlling hemorrhage, treating shock, bandaging wounds, immobilizing injured extremities, necks or spines.

• EMS operations occur 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in all weather conditions. Ambulances and EMS personnel must be prepared to respond at a moment's notice and maintain viable field operations…