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PARAMEDIC POSITION AVAILABLE GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Provides Advanced Life Support including medical evaluation, treatment and stabilization of the critically ill and injured; responds to emergency rescue situations involving potential loss of life or bodily injury; maintains control, manages and directs patient care at the scene of a pre-hospital emergency; provides training and instruction to lesser trained personnel; performs other duties as required.
Job Responsibility
Provides and directs Advanced Life Support using advanced techniques
Recognizes and understands a medical emergency and makes differential diagnosis
Performs critical physical examinations
Recognizes common cardiac dysrhythmias and understands treatment modalities
Understands pharmacological treatment of critically ill patients
Deals with medical and emotional needs of victims
Manages and directs all first responders at the scene
Files standardized reports of patient information
Maintains effective communication with physician on duty
Follows standard written protocols
Transports ill and injured to medical institutions
Operates emergency vehicles safely
Properly completes patient statistics and forms
Performs technical rescues
Cleans and maintains equipment
Cleans and maintains vehicles
Cleans and maintains living quarters
Maintains records of vehicles, supplies, training and daily work
Performs other related duties as assigned
Requirements
Paramedic Licensure
CPR for the Health Care Provider
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Good knowledge of the street systems, addresses and physical layout of the area, and of the rescue equipment and the emergency medical equipment used in Advanced Life Support
Good ability to perform technical medical skills with a high degree of accuracy
Good ability to understand and effectively deal with emotional and medical needs of victims of injuries, acute illnesses, or psychological emergencies
Good ability to maintain a professional and objective approach to the care of ill or injured persons
Good ability to learn new concepts in rescue and medical skills and techniques and in pre-hospital care
Good ability to perform a variety of limited mechanical work involved in the use, testing and maintenance of rescue and medical equipment
Good ability to direct the work of and teach other personnel
Good ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions and orders
Good ability to maintain a professional attitude when representing the Company
Good ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, assisting agencies, hospital personnel and the general public
Good ability to drive and operate emergency ambulance units
Good ability to author reports with narrative and numeric information
Must attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses and seminars both on and off duty to maintain annual paramedic certification
Must be able to carry or help carry someone from the site of the injury to the mode of transportation and attend the injured party to the hospital
Must see, hear and communicate with the injured party