Job Description

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Performs difficult skilled technical work operating an ambulance, responding to calls for emergency medical services, providing emergency medical care, assisting EMT - Paramedic on traumatic and medical emergencies, maintaining records and files, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the EMT - Paramedic Shift Supervisor.

Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Provides emergency and non-emergency care to residents and visitors of the County; operates equipment and administers first aid; transports victims to emergency care facility; documents findings.
Responds to emergency calls which might require advanced life support.
Provides emergency medical care in accordance with established guidelines and written verbal instructions from physicians.
Determines extent of illness or injury and establishes priorities for required care.
Transmits vital patient information and telemetry data to receiving medical care facility.
Observes patient in route and administers additional care as needed.
Completes and files documentation on calls.
Inspects and performs preventive maintenance on assigned apparatus and equipment; assists in cleaning station and grounds.
Participates in continuing education activities and maintaining certification hours.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

General knowledge of the principles of anatomy and physiology; thorough knowledge of the principles and techniques of emergency care, including diagnosis, proper treatment and transportation; thorough knowledge of equipment and supplies employed in the emergency care of patients and victims of accidents; thorough knowledge of the street and road system and physical layout of the County; thorough knowledge of Ortivus Field Data software; skill in assessing a victim\'s condition and applying emergency medical care; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to coordinate with other emergency service agencies; ability to communicate effectively with the general public; ability to keep records and prepare reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, associates, patients and their families.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED; completion of a certificate program, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of over 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and occasionally requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to the risk of electrical shock; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements
Possession of BCLS provider certification.
Possession of NCOEMS EMT credential.
Possession of NIMS ICS 100, 200 and 700 certifications.
Possession of CEVO certification.
Possession of HAZMAT Operations certification.
Possession of an appropriate driver\'s license valid in the State of North Carolina.

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