Provides emergency medical support by responding to emergencies; stabilizing and transporting patients.
Duties:
* Performs Security Officer duties to include logging in trucks.
* Prepares to transport patients by completing operator vehicle inspections; inventorying supplies; correcting deficiencies.
* Responds to emergencies by choosing route; observing traffic conditions; avoiding dangerous situations; maintaining communications with dispatcher.
* Determines medical and safety requirements at emergency scene by assessing medical status of ill or injured persons; assessing prevailing circumstances; calling for support.
* Stabilizes ill or injured persons by rendering first aid; relaying status to medical personnel.
* Maintains order at emergency scene by controlling access; providing information to friends and relatives.
* Maintains safe and healthy conditions by following organization medical standards and legal regulations.
* Clears emergency scene by transporting victims.
* Completes reports by entering required information.
* Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
* Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills/Qualifications:
You MUST already have completed EMT training to qualify for this position.
Clinical Skills, Medical Teamwork, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Use of Medical Technologies, Proactive, Handles Pressure, Judgment, Acute/Critical Care, Emotional Control, Professionalism, Self-Confidence
