Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno, NV is seeking a Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic. This VA position is part of the Veterans Transportation Services, Ambulance Service, supporting acute and emergency care facilities.

The incumbent will be a National Registry EMT-Paramedic with a valid state license, performing advanced life support, coordinating patient transport, and communicating with dispatchers and health care providers.

Qualifications

• Must hold National Registry EMT-Paramedic certification.
• Valid, unrestricted state driver’s license.
• At least one year of specialized EMS experience at GS-08 level or equivalent.
• Experience providing transportation of patients to medical treatment facilities.
• Knowledge of protocols and treatments used in emergency care for hazardous materials incidents.

Responsibilities

• Respond to accidents and emergencies requiring life support.
• Transport patients to medical treatment facilities.
• Use communication equipment to relay information to dispatchers and health care providers.
• Provide basic and advanced life support procedures.
• Apply knowledge of emergency care protocols for chemical, nuclear, biological, and hazardous materials incidents.

Skills

Paramedic certification

Driver's license

Emergency patient transport

Communication with dispatch

Critical care knowledge

Education

Graduate-level EMS-related education

Master's degree related to EMS

Job description

This Medical Care Transpiration Technician - Paramedic positions are assigned to the Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Transportation Services (VTS), Ambulance Service, in various VA Medical Center (VAMC) locations with an emergency room, acute care or urgent care clinic, or other similar departments performing basic and advanced life support procedures. This position is located at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno, NV.

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.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT)

Selective Placement Factors (SPF) have been identified for this position. Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration.

1. Must possess and maintain certification as a National Registered Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic). (CERTIFICATION REQUIRED to receive credit for further consideration).
2. 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 Factors 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.

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. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

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. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

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/.

Physical Requirements:

This position involves extended periods of heavy moving and lifting of patients in a variety of situations. Generally, the work requires recurring bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, and positioning of patients, frequently under adverse conditions or in confined areas. May be required to spend prolonged periods in protective breathing apparatus and protective closing during chemical, nuclear, biological, or hazardous materials incidents/exercises. Employee may be exposes to infection and contagious diseases, and may involve exposure to patients who are intoxicated, under the influence of drugs, or mentally unstable resulting in belligerent and sometimes violent behavior.