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PARAMEDIC POSITION AVAILABLE. 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 Advanced Life Support including medical evaluation, treatment and stabilization
Responds to emergency rescue situations
Maintains control, manages and directs patient care at the scene
Provides training to lesser trained personnel
Provides and directs Advanced Life Support utilizing techniques like IV lines, advanced airways, intubations, drug therapy, cardiac monitoring, defibrillation
Recognizes medical emergencies and makes differential diagnoses
Performs critical physical examinations
Recognizes cardiac dysrhythmias
Understands pharmacological treatment
Manages non-cardiac emergencies
Deals with medical and emotional needs of victims
Manages and directs first responders at scene
Responsible for quality patient-care
Files standardized reports of patient information
Maintains communication with physician
Follows protocols when physician unavailable
Transports patients
Operates emergency vehicles safely
Completes patient statistics and forms
Performs technical rescues
Follows company policies and procedures
Cleans and maintains equipment
Cleans and maintains vehicles and living quarters
Maintains records
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
Good knowledge of rescue equipment and 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
Good ability to maintain a professional and objective approach
Good ability to learn new concepts in rescue and medical skills
Good ability to perform mechanical work for equipment maintenance
Good ability to direct work of and teach other personnel
Good ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
Good ability to maintain a professional attitude
Good ability to establish effective working relationships
Good ability to drive and operate emergency ambulance units
Good ability to author reports
Must attend continuing education to maintain certification
Must be able to operate vehicles, move equipment, and extract injured persons from varied terrain
Must be able to carry patients
Must be able to see, hear, and communicate with patients