This position starts at $36/hour up to $38/hour based on experience
Purpose:
To provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) patient care, ambulance transportation, and other duties as assigned.
Essential Job Functions:
- Provides emergency and non-emergency ambulance operations in conjunction with a partner, demonstrating excellent judgment and due regard for personal, as well as, public safety and inter-agency cooperation and effectiveness.
- Provides ALS patient care by ensuring ALS operating and clinical practices, and adheres to established guidelines, treatment protocols, policies and procedures.
- Administers prescribed first aid treatment at the site of the emergency or in specifically equipped vehicles, performing activities such as; application of splints, administration of oxygen, intravenous injections, EKG interpretation, cardiac defibrillation, advanced airway management, treatment of minor wounds or abrasions or administrating of artificial resuscitation.
- Evaluates and treats patients with proper techniques and appropriate use of resources and equipment.
- As a member of an emergency medical team, provides functional guidance to an EMT/EMT-D partner as appropriate.
- Follows instructions of medical command physician, physician medical director, and/or in-charge public agency officials.
- Monitors communication equipment to maintain contact with the dispatcher.
- Responds to instructions from an emergency medical dispatcher and drives specially equipped emergency vehicles to specified locations in the most appropriate, safe and efficient manner.
- Determines the nature and extent of illness or injury, or magnitude of catastrophe, to establish first aid procedures to be followed or determine the need for assistance, basing decisions on statements of the persons involved, examinations of victim or victims and knowledge of emergency medical practices.
- Removes and assists in the removal of victims from an accident scene or catastrophe and transfer of victims to the treatment center.
- Communicates with professional medical personnel and emergency treatment facilities to obtain instructions regarding further treatment and to arrange reception of victims at the treatment site.
- Assists treatment center admitting personnel in obtaining and reporting information related to the victim’s vital statistics and circumstances of the emergency.
- Assists professional medical personnel in the emergency treating facility.
- Appropriately completes medical treatment, transport and billing documentation and submits each document in a timely manner.
- Maintains vehicle and medical equipment and replenishes first aid supplies and equipment.
- Maintains units and equipment in a clean, organized and ready condition after each response.
- Ensures proper fuel, liquids, and tire pressure levels at all times and reports equipment damage or malfunctions to the appropriate person or supervisor.
- Assists in controlling crowds, protecting valuables or performing any other duties at the scene of the catastrophe.
- Responds to emergency situations and may go from a rested position to a high stress situation within a few minutes.
- Maintains a thorough working knowledge of current ALS standards of care, including equipment functions and uses.
- Maintains a thorough working knowledge of local geography, including mapping, street, and grid book systems.
- Completes all station duties and maintains crews' quarters and facilities in accordance with established corps procedures.
- EMS is a team effort, and paramedics shall provide necessary assistance to ensure system sanitation, readiness and adherence to quality assurance standards.
- Paramedic will QA/QI evaluative functions for ALS and BLS tripsheets including the following tasks:
- Matching Case numbers to corresponding tripsheets
- Auditing tripsheet for appropriate treatment and documentation
- Responsible to respond to QA/QI on the next duty shift or within 7 days
- Emergency Services operates on a 24-hour clock. The paramedic’s assigned work shift schedule and station assignment may vary, however, he/she shall be available to respond immediately for call during assigned work period and shall meet or exceed established performance response standards. The individual usually eats at the job site for this period.
