EMS Driver/ Operator - MS Center for Emergency Services (MCES)

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is hiring an EMS Driver/Operator for the MS Center for Emergency Services (MCES). This role involves providing safe transportation and operations of ambulances while following state laws and assisting staff with various tasks.

Qualified candidates should possess a high school diploma/GED and specific vehicle operation certifications. Responsibilities include transporting patients, assisting with medical tasks, and ensuring all safety practices are observed.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license required.
• Must obtain MS EMS drivers license within 2 weeks of hire.
• Emergency vehicles operations certifications must be obtained within 2 weeks of hire.
• BLS healthcare provider certification required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Transport passengers via stretcher and wheelchair.
• Assist with non-invasive medical tasks such as taking vitals.
• Maintain accurate transportation logs and vehicle consumption logs.
• Ensure compliance with safety and infection control practices.

Skills

Knowledge of customer service

Ability to safely operate large emergency vehicles

Basic computer skills

Communication skills (verbal and written)

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

GPS devices

Job description

Job Title

EMS Driver/ Operator - MS Center for Emergency Services (MCES)

Job Summary

Provide safe transportation and operations of ambulances and other vehicles while abiding by all state laws. At times this may involve assisting MCES or other staff members with additional tasks as requested.

Education & Experience

High school diploma/GED. Completion of a pre-employment drug screen required.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required

• Valid driver's license required.
• MS EMS drivers license within 2 weeks of hire.
• Emergency vehicles operations certifications within 2 weeks of hire.
• BLS healthcare provider within 6 months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of customer service. Knowledge of standard vehicle operating procedures. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions. Ability to log and record information. Basic computer skills. Ability to follow safety, environmental, and/or infection control practices. Ability to lift heavy objects. Ability to interpret and follow paper based maps. Ability to utilize GPS devices to follow a route to and from a destination. Ability to safely operate large emergency vehicles at interstate speeds during poor weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Transports passengers via stretcher, isolette and wheelchair; transports items to various locations, ensuring proper care of items handled during transport.
• Assists in unloading, moving, and/or setting up materials, equipment, stretcher, and/or isolette.
• Assists with non-invasive medical tasks such as taking vitals signs and/or preparing medical equipment within the individual's scope of training.
• Maintains applicable records and documentation; prepares and maintains accurate transportation logs, vehicle consumption logs, and other relevant data as required.
• Ensure that vehicles, and all associated equipment are clean and ready for use.
• Ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and/or infection control practices.
• Operates communication devices needed to perform the missions of MCES.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, constant traveling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, frequent driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, occasional sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)