Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - PRN

05120 EMT

Responds to calls for emergency medical services and provides patient care as directed and/or determined necessary.

Reports to: Director of Emergency

FLSA: Non-exempt

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent Required; Two years of college Preferred; Graduate of a Program in Discipline Required

License: EMT-B Required

Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS)

Required Skills

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Essential Functions

Safely navigates ambulance to patient's location. Provides stabilization of scene and requests additional assistance as necessary.

Determines nature and extent of illness or injury and patient's history from available sources. Administers emergency medical care within scope of practice, including patient stabilization, monitoring, and resuscitation, from the scene to receiving medical facility.

Contacts medical personnel, reports/records observations, and follows directives from supervising Physician or Registered Nurse.

Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary.

Non-Essential Functions