This position is designed to assist current EMTs employed by the division in their efforts to become Paramedics. Members in this position will work half-time as an EMT and half-time as a Paramedic Trainee in Paramedic school.
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Checks vehicle for supplies and equipment. Maintains inventory control. Advises paramedic partner and logistics personnel of equipment and supplies needed.
Maintains vehicle in full operational readiness in compliance with state and division standards, insuring supplies, cleanliness, and preventive maintenance.
Assists in maintaining ambulance in efficient operating condition. Cleans the ambulance after each emergency call. Conducts medical inventory and inspection of supplies. Restocks the emergency vehicle with regard to supplies and equipment.
Receives dispatch instructions by radio or telephone. Communicates over radio and telephone with dispatch operations, hospital staff, and representatives of other public safety organizations.
Operates an ambulance expeditiously and safely through traffic in accordance with defensive driving techniques and various weather conditions. Adheres to traffic regulations governing emergency vehicle operation. Drives the emergency vehicle to and from accident scenes and hospitals.
Assists Paramedics in establishing priority for emergency care; initiates basic life support procedures according to established standing orders and medical protocols.
Follows and performs work consistent with Standard Operating Guidelines, standing orders and medical protocols.
Communicates effectively with patients, family members, bystanders, team members, public safety staff, first responders, dispatchers, and radio operators.
Assesses patient condition. Administers a variety of basic life support medical treatments accurately and as rapidly as possible, using techniques such as patient assessment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), splinting, obstetrical assistance, bandaging, administration of oxygen, and other techniques described in the Emergency Medical Technician Basic Training Course curriculum. Uses other techniques which have been approved and are performed under conditions specified by rules of the Florida Department of Health.
Completes required forms and reports, documenting patient care and other matters as required.
Attends seminars, workshops and training sessions as required.
Provides for the security of controlled substances and witnesses the proper disposal of controlled substances.
When assigned, provides facility-to-facility transports, both locally and outside of Leon County, Florida.
OTHER IMPORTANT OR MARGINAL DUTIES
DIFFICULTY
Independent judgment is required in the application of medical services in accordance to established standards. Employee must apply principles of emergency medicine and common sense to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions. Employee must comprehend and interpret information received and observed.
RESPONSIBILITY:
Supervision Received
The supervisor makes assignments by defining objectives, priorities and deadlines, and assists the employee with unusual situations that do not have clear objectives. The employee plans and carries out successive steps and resolves problems and deviations in accordance with instructions, policies, and accepted practices. The supervisor reviews the work for technical adequacy and conformance with practice and policy. Employee must be autonomous. Supervised by Charge Paramedic.
Supervision of Others
None.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMER CONTACT
Work requires interaction with the sick and injured medical staff, and public safety staff.
EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS USED
Ambulance, stretcher, medical equipment, and specialized software such as Run reporting, CAD, and OpIQ.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Work environmental factors include exposure to adverse weather conditions including rain, heat, cold, wind, et cetera. May work in conditions of poor lighting and high levels of noise. May be exposed to moving mechanical parts. Work involves risk of infection or contamination from injured people, hostile/violent individuals, toxic or caustic chemicals. Physical demands require lifting in excess of 100 pounds. Physical demands include climbing, balancing, stooping, crawling, bending, kneeling, walking, sitting, or standing for prolong periods of time. Employee must use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms. Employee must communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Motor coordination is required to safely walk and carry equipment and patients over even and uneven terrain. Work involves working in areas of limited mobility including an ambulance.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Requires a high school diploma or an equivalent. An AA degree is preferred.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Must possess and maintain throughout the term of employment the following:
Must possess or successfully complete, within three months of hire, the following Incident Command Systems (ICS) Training Courses and maintain such ICS certifications throughout the term of employment:
Must possess certification or otherwise successfully complete, within three months of hire, the International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) course, or equivalent course that is acceptable to Leon County, unless such ITLS course is not offered within such timeframe and the time of completion is therefore extended by EMS Administration, and maintain such ITLS or acceptable equivalent certification throughout the term of employment.
SELECTION GUIDELINES
Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; pre-employment physical fitness test, physical exam, drug testing, and background checks.
COMPETENCY PROGRESSION PLAN
Employees assigned to the EMT I classification may progress to the EMT II classification upon employee's successful completion of the applicable Field Training Program and approval of the Leon County Medical Director.
FLSA STATUS: Position is Non-Exempt. This is paraprofessional work providing basic life support and transporting sick and injured.
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