Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Transportation Services in Ann Arbor, MI, seeks a Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic.

The role requires paramedic licensure, BLS and ACLS certifications, and a valid driver's license to transport patients to medical facilities. Responsibilities include responding to emergencies, providing life support, and coordinating with dispatchers.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid/current state issued license/certification for eligibility for employment (Paramedic).
• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) Certification. (CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED to receive credit for further consideration).
• Must possess and maintain current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Certification. (CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED to receive credit for further consideration).
• Must possess a valid and unrestricted state driver's license. (Please DO NOT provide driver's license. We may not accept pictures. This requirement will be verified during interview).
• Specialized experience includes knowledge of body systems and ability to perform emergency care and patient transportation; operate emergency or patient transport vehicles; communicate with dispatchers and health care providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency medical transportation and care in coordination with medical staff.
• Respond to accidents and medical emergencies with basic and advanced life support procedures.
• Operate ambulances and related equipment to transport patients to medical facilities.
• Relay critical information to dispatchers and health care providers accurately.

Skills

Emergency response

Patient transport

Dispatch communications

Basic life support

Advanced life support

Education

Paramedic certification

BLS certification

ACLS certification

Job description

This Medical Care Transpiration Technician - Paramedic position is assigned to the Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Transportation Services (VTS), Ambulance Service, in Ann Arbor, MI with an emergency room, acute care or urgent care clinic, or other similar departments performing basic and advanced life support procedures.

Recruitment Incentives Approved

English Language Proficiency Requirement: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to perform the duties of this position. -AND-

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT)

1. Must possess a valid/current state issued license/certification for eligibility for employment (Paramedic).
2. Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) Certification. (CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED to receive credit for further consideration).
3. Must possess and maintain current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Certification. (CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED to receive credit for further consideration).
4. Possess a valid and unrestricted state driver's license. (Please DO NOT provide driver's license. We may not accept pictures. This requirement will be verified during interview).

In addition to the English Language Proficiency and Selective Placement Factor above, to qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must meet one of the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-08) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Medical Care Transportation Technician -Paramedic. Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes knowledge of a majority of body systems, i.e., skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and genitourinary, to perform patient examination; responding to accidents and other emergencies involving injury and/or illness which may be life-threatening and require basic life support procedures; experience providing transportation of patients to medical treatment facilities; using communication equipment and techniques to accurately obtain and relay information to and from dispatchers and health care providers; knowledge of protocols and treatments used in the delivery of emergency care for persons injured in chemical, nuclear, biological, and hazardous materials incidents; and experience operating emergency or patient transport vehicles.

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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED):

Successfully completed two years of Graduate education or a Master's degree is creditable only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position (Transcript Required).

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COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED):

Equivalent combinations of successfully completed Graduate education (in excess of one year) and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements (Transcript Required).

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.