Apprentice Paramedic

Iredell-County,-Nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Wellness clinic on-site

Wellness incentives up to $500/year

Vacation and sick leave

401(k) with 5% county contribution

Disability coverage

Job summary

Iredell County, in partnership with NC Community Colleges Apprenticeship, offers a full-time Paramedic Apprenticeship with the Emergency Medical Services Department. Upon successful completion, you will be qualified to perform duties as a credentialed Paramedic.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance at no cost to the employee, Wellness Clinic, and more. Essential functions include emergency response, in-charge medic duties, advanced life support procedures, documentation,

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years old and have a High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Must have a North Carolina EMT Certification.

Responsibilities

• Responds to emergency calls in an ambulance or quick response vehicle and performs necessary medical care and rescue work in accordance with established protocols for advanced life support.
• Serves as medic in charge on calls; as required, directs care and response and provides patient care; as needed, directs work of assigned EMTs and Advanced EMTs; provides training and mentoring of newer employees.
• Performs emergency medical acts in accordance with protocols established by the department and the County’s Medical Director; performs specialized procedures and administers medications per protocol.
• Performs patient assessment and life support techniques including airway management, CPR, oxygen administration and trauma care.
• Transportation of patients to local and regional medical facilities, maintaining contact with medical staff during transport as needed.
• Completes full patient care documentation for billing and legal accountability.
• Participates in ongoing training to maintain certification and improve competence in medical technical work.
• Inspects and tests response vehicles and equipment, maintains inventory and sanitizes equipment daily.
• Maintains cleanliness and minor maintenance of EMS facilities and participates in on-duty health and fitness activities.
• Provides assistance to fire departments or volunteer EMS organizations as requested.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

North Carolina EMT Certification

Job description

OVERVIEW & PURPOSE:

Iredell County is pleased to partner with NC Community Colleges Apprenticeship and offer an Apprenticeship Job Opportunity as a Paramedic with the Emergency Medical Services Department. The position is full-time Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm with benefits such as: health insurance, dental, vision, and life insurance at no cost to the employee; an on-site Wellness Clinic at no cost to the employee; Wellness incentives to earn up to $500 per year; competitive vacation time and sick time; 5% 401(k) County contribution; County contribution to the Local Government Retirement System; voluntary benefits such as short-term and long-term disability; accidental death and dismemberment coverage; additional life insurance coverage; Cancer plan; etc.

Upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship Program, you will be qualified to perform the duties as a credentialed Paramedic.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Responds to emergency calls in an ambulance or quick response vehicle and performs necessary medical care and rescue work in accordance with established protocols for advanced life support; administers necessary emergency medical care requiring the use of a variety of specialized equipment.

Serves as medic in charge on calls; as required, directs care and response and provides patient care; as needed, directs work of assigned EMT’s and Advanced EMT’s; provides training and mentoring of newer employees.

Performs emergency medical acts in accordance with protocols established by the department and the County’s Medical Director; performs specialized procedures such as performing manual defibrillation and cardioversion; decompressing a tension pneumothorax by use of a catheter-flutter-valve device; using positive end expiratory pressure respirators; performing surgical airway maneuvers for relief of upper airway obstruction; performing gastric suction by intubation; performing urinary catheterization; the use of paralytic and sedative agents to paralyze and stabilize critically ill or injured patients; and administering other assorted medications by protocol or physician’s order.

Performs patient assessment and life support techniques in accordance with the approved protocols including airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; oxygen administration; hemorrhage control; treatment for shock; bandaging and dressing injuries and splinting of fractures and dislocations; treatment of injuries to various parts of the body; provision of basic life support for medical injuries, assisting in normal and abnormal childbirth, treatment of injuries and burns; lifting and moving patients for transfers to medical facilities, extrication of patients from confined areas, and other procedures within county protocols.

Transportation of patients to local and regional medical facilities, maintaining contact with medical staff during transport as needed, and ensuring care of patient; oversight of treatment and care for long-term care patients during transports to other facilities, hospitals or doctor’s offices.

Completes full patient care documentation through various paper and electronic based formats during and after calls for service including information for billing documentation, and legal accountability.

Participates in a continuous training program to maintain certification and improve competence in medical technical work and operation; study’s street and road patterns and networks of the County in order that future runs may be made with minimum difficulty and delay.

Inspects and tests response vehicles and their emergency equipment, maintaining proper inventory of equipment and supplies; cleans and sanitizes equipment daily; ensures that they are in proper and good working order; makes routine adjustments, but reports other than minor defects for specialized attention.

Maintains cleanliness and performs minor maintenance of Emergency Medical Service facilities; cleans, sweeps, mops, etc; exercises on duty to maintain health and fitness.

Provides assistance to members of fire departments or volunteer emergency medical service organizations, as requested.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE “REQUIREMENTS”:

Must be 18 years old and have High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Must have a North Carolina EMT Certification

ADDITIONAL “REQUIREMENTS”:

Must be able to pass Criminal Background check.

Must pass drug test.

Must have a valid Driver’s License

Must be 18 years old

“PREFERRED” QUALIFICATIONS:

NONE.