ADVANCED EMT - Part Time

pafford; Greenwood (MS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Pafford EMS in Mississippi is seeking highly skilled EMS personnel to provide Advanced Life Support to ill and injured patients, including airway management, IV therapy, defibrillation, and rapid transport.

The role requires recognizing emergencies, performing critical exams, coordinating with hospital staff, leading first responders at scenes, documenting patient care, and adhering to company protocols.

Qualifications

• CPR for Health Care Provider is required.
• Deep knowledge of EMS equipment and street systems.
• Ability to perform technical medical skills with accuracy.
• Ability to understand and address emotional/medical needs of patients.
• Maintain a professional attitude at all times.
• Learn new rescue/medical concepts and techniques.
• Direct the work of others and teach personnel.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Drive and operate emergency ambulance units.
• Author patient reports with narrative and numeric information.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced life support to the ill and injured, including airway management, IV therapy, and defibrillation.
• Recognize emergencies and formulate differential diagnoses.
• Perform critical physical examinations.
• Transport patients to receiving hospitals.
• Maintain and clean equipment and supplies.
• File standardized patient reports for hospital use and billing.
• Communicate with physicians on duty to obtain orders.
• Follow protocols when physicians are unavailable.
• Ensure quality patient care as per company standards.
• Coordinate with first responders and on-scene teams.

Skills

CPR for HCP

Emergency medical care

Technical medical skills

Emotional intelligence

Professionalism

Leadership/teaching others

Follow instructions

Communication with physician

Ambulance operation

Report writing

Job description

• Providesanddirectsfast, efficient AdvancedLifeSupportto the illandinjured utilizingall basic and advanced abilities andtechniques,includingbut not limitedto the placement of peripheral andintra-osseouslines, supra-glottic airways, endotrachealintubations,fluid and drug therapy, and AED useincludingdefibrillation;


• Recognizesandunderstandsa medical emergency and makes reasonable and acceptabledifferentialdiagnosis;


• Performs critical physical examinations;


• Understands and anticipates the pharmacological treatment of critically ill and injured pat ients;


• Understandsandanticipatespotentially life-threatening presentation ofnon-cardiacemergenciesand institutes appropriate emergency therapy where essential forthepreservation oflife;


• Dealswith medical and emotionalneedsof any victim of acuteillnessorinjurywiththegoal of reducingmortalityand morbidity;


• Responsible formanaging anddirectingallfirstresponders at the scene of a medical emergency such asEMR's,Police Departments,and EMT's;


• Respon si ble for quality patient -care as established by the Company;


• Files standardizedreportsof patientinformationandcarefor theuseofreceiving hospitaland administration, including nature of request for aid, pertinent past history,therapyprovided diagnosis, disposition and sufficientpatientinformation forbilling purposes;


• Maintains effective communication with physician on duty athospitalto relatepatientcondition and obtain orders fortreatment;


• Follows standard written protoco ls when a physician cannot be contacted;


• Transports the i ll and injured to institutions of medic a l care;


• Operates emergency vehicles in a safe manne r under all conditions;


• Cle a n s and maintains equipment;


• Properly completes patient statistics and medical informat ion forms for administ ra tiveuse ;


• Performs technical rescues in removing victims from varied terrain and circumstances; and,


• Follow s standard operating policies and procedures as developed and directed by the Company.

ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

• Cleans and maintains (minor maintenance) vehicles;


• Cleans and maintains living quarters;


• Maintains records of vehicles, supplies, training and daily work; and,


• Performs other related duties as assigned.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Thesupervisormakes assignments in terms ofshiftstobe worked andthe generalscope ofthework assignment.The incumbentperformstheworkinaccordance withthe procedures, policies and medicalordersprovided.Theincumbentmustexercisejudgmentinapplying the proper guideline to the propersituation.Thework isspotchecked and evaluatedon the basis of feedbackfrom the patient, medicalstaff andothers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess and maintain:


• CPR for the Health Care Provider


• Good knowledge of thestreet systems,addresses and physical layout of the area, and of the rescue equipmentandtheemergencymedical equipment used inAdvancedLife Support.


• Good abilityto :


• perform technicalmedica l skills with a high degree of accuracy;


• understandand effectivelydealwith emotional and medical needsof victimsof injuries, acute illnesses, orpsychologicalemergencies;


• maintain a professional and objective approach to the care of ill or injured persons;


• learnnewconcepts inrescueandmedical skills andtechniques andinpre-hospitalcare;


• performavariety oflimited mechanical work involved in the use, testingandmaintenance ofrescue andmedicalequipment;


• direct the work of, and teach other personnel;


• understand and follow oral and written instructions and orders;


• maintain aprofess i onal attitude when representing the Company;


• establishandmaintain effectiveworking relationshipswith other employees,assistingagencies,hospitalpersonnel,and thegeneralpublic;


• drive and operate emergency ambulance units; and,


• author reports with narrative and numeric information.

Additionally, incumbents must maintain a high degree ofacademic andpractical knowledge inemergencymedicine,andmustattend sufficient continuing educationclasses,courses, and seminars both onandoffduty to maintainannual certification,as required by thestateinwhich you willbeworking.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The work requires the incumbent to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medicalequipmentand extractinjuredpersons from a widevarietyof situations. Situation can involvevehicular,industrial and residential accidents, injuries or illness and occur anywhere in ourcoveragearea. At times theworkrequires movement overvarioustypes of terrain,(hilly,steep, rocky, rough,and/orwet/slipperysurfaces).The incumbent at all times must be able to carry or help carrysomeonefrom thesiteof theinjury to the mode of transportation (vehicle/helicopter)and attend the injured partytothe hospital. In order to perform a physical assessment of the injured party, the incumbent mustsee,hear, and communicatewiththe injured party.

Incumbents will be issuedandmust wear Companyissueduniforms while on duty; additionally, incumbents will be responsible for the maintenanceandcleaning ofuniforms, as wellasallissuedequipment.

Incumbentsare requiredtocarry a Company issued pager/radio at all times in order to receive immediate notification of an assignment.

EEO Statement

Pafford EMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.

NOTE:The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills and physical demands required of personnel so classified.

**PLEASE NOTE:

PaffordEmergency Medical Services reserves theright,at the discretion of the appropriate appointing authority, to waive any of the minimum qualifications for those applicantswhosegeneral or specific qualifications would otherwise qualify the applicant for the position or lead the appointing authority to believe that the applicant is capable of performing the assigned duties and fulfilling the assigned responsibilities.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Preferred

Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

Preferred

Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• NATIONAL REGISTRY


• Drivers License


• ACLS

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