Paramedic

Job Purpose & Position Overview 

As a fast-thinking paramedic, you know how to keep calm during emergency situations. Your ability to quickly and accurately assess each patient’s medical condition and figure out an appropriate course of treatment is admirable.  

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Administer life support, first-aid treatment and other forms of prehospital emergency care to people who are injured or sick.
• Operate equipment such as bag valve mask resuscitators, external defibrillators and electrocardiograms for advanced life support applications.
• Assess patients’ injury severity and type and quickly begin appropriate medical procedures.
• Drive mobile intensive care unit to predetermined location under the instructions of the emergency medical dispatcher.
• Assess, record and discuss patient injuries and condition with the physician, including any treatments provided and reactions to treatments or drugs.
• Clean and decontaminate ambulance after transporting or treating any patient with infectious disease. Report infectious disease with relevant authorities.
• Administer drugs as appropriate and necessary via injection, intravenous procedures or oral administration under the direction of a physician.
• Communicate and coordinate with dispatchers, fire department personnel, police and other emergency medical team members as needed to ensure that all applicable personnel are prepared to receive the patient and ensure proper treatment.
• Must be willing to participate in required training opportunities.  
• Performs other related work as assigned.  

Qualifications/Skills: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One or more years of paramedic experience
• CPR Certification  
• Valid state EMT-P Certification/EMS license
• Familiar with RPMS, EHR and other software.  
• Must have valid driver’s license.  
• Knowledge of HIPPA confidentiality of willing to learn.  
• Knowledge of the Privacy Act and medical confidentiality.  
• Must be reliable and punctual.  
• Must be willing to travel if required.  
• Must be willing to work irregularly work schedule, if required.  

Training Requirements: 

• N/A 

Physical Requirements:   

• Normal to light office work which includes the ability to lift up to 10 lbs. 
• Regularly required to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods of time and use hands to operate computer keyboard, phone, and various office equipment.  

Cognitive Requirements:  

• Reading, writing, calculating 
• Above average social interaction skills 
• Reasoning/Analysis 
• Works with minimal to no supervision  

Language Requirements:   

• Must possess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently. 
• Must be able to continually and effectively employ professional verbal and written communications skills.  

Certificates, Licenses & Registrations: 

• All applicants will comply with 45 CFR 1301, Subpart D, Section 1301.31, C and D, which require all prospective employees to sign a declaration prior to employment regarding all arrests and convictions of child abuse or violent felonies and to comply with PL 101-630 and PL 101-637 regarding criminal records check. 

Please note the position description duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.