Employer: Westmed
Location: California
Position Summary: SUMMARY: Responsible for providing high quality emergency and non-emergency medical care and transportation to patients while providing exceptional
customer service. This includes but is not limited to: assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by the Local EMS Agency (LEMSA) and Westmed Ambulance Service
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (listed but not limited to):
Job Requirements and Qualifications
COMPETENCIES:
Requirements
Physical Requirements:
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to perform medical procedures and assessments, reach with hands and arms, and speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and smell. The employee is required to maintain adequate physical conditioning to be able to perform job duties. Job duties are often performed at high stress levels requiring employee to function effectively and independently while maintaining good working relationships with partners, patients, and customers. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 125 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
SKILLS: Skills as required to practice as an EMT as defined by assigned state scope of practice in addition to working in the simulation lab and perform hospital appointed task within BLS Scope of Practice. Special Details include Hospital Foundation Support, Clinical Rotations, Collaborative Training Sessions.
Competencies: Competency in basic life support skills as defined by State, LEMSA, Medical Director(s) and Medical Standards.
Work Schedule: The position will be full time or part time and may require nights, weekends, and holidays.
Reporting Relationship: The EMT will report directly to the On Duty Supervisor or Operations Manager.
Position Summary: SUMMARY: Responsible for providing high quality emergency and non-emergency medical care and transportation to patients while providing exceptional
customer service. This includes but is not limited to: assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by the Local EMS Agency (LEMSA) and Westmed Ambulance Service
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (listed but not limited to):
- Customer relations: Works collaboratively with sending and receiving facilities and medical professionals to ensure the best possible outcome for patients and customer experiences
- Family relations: Communicates effectively, efficiently and compassionately with family and/or patient guardians to insure the best possible outcome for patients and the client’s experiences
- Practices care within his/her scope of practice as defined by the LEMSA, the state EMS Agency
- Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, safety training, OSHA, HIPAA training, and other related requirements
- Attends continuing education programs pertinent to his/her area of practice
- Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by Westmed Ambulance
- Maintains adequate supplies and equipment onboard ambulance to deliver patient care and maintain compliance
- Keeps assigned vehicle clean and orderly to insure rapid response and professional appearance to all transport requests
- Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals and the public
- Maintains a clean and complete uniform, personal hygiene,
- Demonstrates a professional, pleasant and polite demeanor to all persons with whom the individual comes in contact with while on duty
- Participates in planned outreach marketing and education activities
- Work collaboratively with, Registered Nurses (RNs)
- Completes all required documentation essential to job roles
- Serves as role model, educator and clinical resource to other staff
- Acts as a liaison and communicates program goals and objectives
- Performs essential system support duties deemed necessary for continuity of operations
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements and Qualifications
- Must have good visual and auditory abilities
- Must have good customer service skills
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
- California Driver’s License in good standing with minimal DMV points
- State of California EMT Licensure in good standing free of infractions
- CPR (AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider or ARC CPR for Professional Rescuers)
- Medical Examiners Card (DL 51)
- Ambulance Drivers License
- DL 51 Health Screen for the Ambulance Driver’s License
COMPETENCIES:
Requirements
- Must have reliable transportation to job site
- Must be able to communicate effectively with managerial staff
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
Physical Requirements:
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to perform medical procedures and assessments, reach with hands and arms, and speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and smell. The employee is required to maintain adequate physical conditioning to be able to perform job duties. Job duties are often performed at high stress levels requiring employee to function effectively and independently while maintaining good working relationships with partners, patients, and customers. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 125 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
SKILLS: Skills as required to practice as an EMT as defined by assigned state scope of practice in addition to working in the simulation lab and perform hospital appointed task within BLS Scope of Practice. Special Details include Hospital Foundation Support, Clinical Rotations, Collaborative Training Sessions.
Competencies: Competency in basic life support skills as defined by State, LEMSA, Medical Director(s) and Medical Standards.
Reporting Relationship: The EMT will report directly to the On Duty Supervisor or Operations Manager.
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