Responsibilities:

• Navigates ambulance to scene of accident in response to emergency calls.
• Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary.
• Assesses nature and extent of illness/injury and patient's history from available sources.
• Determines appropriate independent or collaborative response.
• Administers appropriate emergency medical care including life support procedures, decontamination protocols, fluid/drug administration, obtaining EKG readings and vital statistics monitoring in accordance to EMS protocols.
• Communicates with medical personnel at hospital, reports/records observations, and follows directives until report and hand-off at hospital.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program.

Certifications:

• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in the State of Ohio.

• Current Basic Life Support Healthcare provider (BLS), Advanced, Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS).

• Completion of a USDOT approved Emergency Vehicle Operators Course (EVOC) course required within 6 months of hire.

  Current valid Ohio Driver's License (VDL).

Complexity of Work:

• 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.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as an EMT-P required.
• Experience in larger metropolitan area preferred.
• Experience in emergency room, etc., or other critical care transport preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Frequently lifts and carries items weighing over 75 pounds.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.