EMT-Intermediate

Priority Patient Transport; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Priority Patient Transport in Harrisonburg, VA seeks a certified EMT-A/Paramedic to provide advanced prehospital care and safe patient transport. You must maintain CPR certification and a clean background, with the ability to work in a high-pressure EMS environment.

Responsibilities include scene size-ups, airway management, medication administration within scope, patient documentation, and transporting patients to receiving facilities per Virginia EMS standards and company protocols.

Qualifications

• Must be 18+ years old.
• Clean driving record and background check.
• Pass a 10-panel drug screen.
• Current CPR card.
• Current Virginia EMT-A/Intermediate/Paramedic card.

Responsibilities

• Receive dispatch calls and identify fastest route to scene.
• Perform scene safety checks and triage as needed.
• Provide prehospital emergency care, including airway management and CPR.
• Administer medications within scope of practice.
• Document patient information and care provided.
• Transport patients while maintaining monitoring and patient safety.

Skills

English communication

Lifting capacity

Calm under pressure

Safety-conscious

Education

EMT-A/Intermediate/Paramedic

CPR certification

Virginia EMT certification

Job description

$28 - $30 an hour

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have an approved driving record or approval from the Company's insurance underwriters.
• Have a clean criminal background history.
• Pass a 10-panel drug screening.
• Have a current CPR card.
• Have a current Virginia EMT-A, Intermediate, or Paramedic card.

REQUIRED ABILITIES

The Advanced Life Support Provider must demonstrate competency in handling emergencies utilizing basic and advanced life support equipment and skills in accordance with the objectives in the Virginia EMS Education Standards for the EMT-Advanced or Intermediate and/or the U.S. Department of Transportation National EMS Education Standards for the Paramedic, including the ability to:

• Verbally communicate in person, via telephone, and through telecommunications using the English language.
• Hear spoken information from coworkers, patients, physicians, and dispatchers, as well as sounds common to the emergency scene.
• Lift, carry, and balance up to 125 pounds (250 pounds with assistance), to a height of 33 inches and a distance of 10 feet.
• Read and comprehend written materials under stressful conditions.
• Physically document patient information in writing using the prescribed format.
• Demonstrate manual dexterity and fine motor skills, with the ability to perform all tasks related to quality patient care safely.
• Bend, stoop, crawl, and walk on uneven surfaces.
• Meet minimum vision requirements to operate a motor vehicle within the state.

DESCRIPTION OF TASKS

• Receive dispatch calls, verbally acknowledge calls, read road maps, identify the most expeditious route to the scene, and observe traffic ordinances and regulations.
• Upon arrival at the scene, ensure the vehicle is parked in a safe location. Safely perform a scene size-up to determine scene safety, including the presence of hazardous materials, the mechanism of injury or illness, and the total number of patients. Perform triage and request additional help as necessary.
• In the absence of public safety personnel, take safety precautions to protect injured individuals and those assisting in patient care.
• Use body substance isolation techniques to protect patients and providers from possible contamination.
• Inspect for medical identification emblems, bracelets, or cards that provide patient emergency medical care information.
• Determine the nature and extent of illness or injury; check respirations; auscultate breath sounds; take pulses; auscultate/palpate blood pressure, including proper cuff placement; visually observe changes in skin color; and establish priorities for emergency care. Based on assessment findings, render emergency care to adults, infants, and children.
• Perform EMT skills, including but not limited to establishing and maintaining an airway, ventilating patients, suctioning the airway and tracheostomy, cardiac resuscitation, and using automated external defibrillators where applicable. Provide prehospital emergency care for single- and multiple-system trauma, including controlling hemorrhage, bandaging wounds, treating shock, spinal immobilization, and splinting painful, swollen, or deformed extremities.
• Manage medical patients, including but not limited to assisting in childbirth and managing respiratory, cardiac, diabetic, allergic, behavioral, and environmental emergencies and suspected poisonings.
• Perform interventions, assist patients with prescribed medications, and administer medications within the provider’s scope of practice.
• Be independent and confident, work independently without a defined structure, and demonstrate stable reasoning and the ability to draw valid conclusions promptly regarding a patient’s condition, often using limited information.
• Reassure patients and bystanders by working in a confident, efficient manner.
• Function in varied environmental conditions, including lighted or darkened work areas, extreme heat, cold, and moisture.
• Perform in situations that regularly create stress and tension.
• When extrication is required, assess the extent of entrapment and provide all possible emergency care and protection to the patient. Use recognized techniques and equipment to remove patients safely, including proper strap placement. Verbally communicate the need for additional help.
• Comply with regulations for handling crime scenes and prehospital deaths by notifying the appropriate authorities and arranging for the protection of property and evidence at the scene.
• Lift and move patients into the ambulance, ensure the patient and stretcher are secured, and continue emergency medical care en route in accordance with local protocols.
• Determine the most appropriate facility for patient transport. Report the nature and extent of injuries and the number of patients being transported to the receiving facility.
• Observe patients en route and administer care as directed by medical control or local protocol. Maneuver to all points in the patient compartment while transporting a patient on a stretcher. Assist in lifting and carrying the patient and appropriate equipment from the ambulance into the receiving facility.
• Report observations and emergency care provided at the scene and in transit, verbally and in writing, to receiving staff for recordkeeping and diagnostic purposes. Upon request, assist receiving facility staff.
• Dispose of contaminated supplies in accordance with established guidelines, decontaminate the vehicle interior, and send used supplies for sterilization.
• Maintain the ambulance in operable condition, including cleanliness, orderliness, and restocking equipment and supplies. Determine vehicle readiness by checking oil, gas, water in the battery and radiator, and tire pressure.
• Check all medical equipment for readiness, including submitting a Truck Check Off form daily. Maintain familiarity with all specialized equipment.
• Attend continuing education and/or refresher training programs as required by the EMS agency, medical direction, and/or certifying agency.
• Complete all continuing education assigned by the Company.
• Maintain CPR certification without lapse and renew before the expiration date.
• Maintain EMT-A, Intermediate, or Paramedic certification without lapse and renew before the expiration date.
• Be on time for scheduled shifts in proper uniform.
• Communicate professionally with supervisors, dispatch, coworkers, patients, family members, and facility staff.
• Write prehospital patient care reports in accordance with Company compliance policies.
• Respond to transports in a timely, efficient, and safe manner.
• Meet the qualifications within the functional job analysis of the EMT-A, Intermediate, or Paramedic.