GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

The primary purpose of this position is to respond to emergency and non-emergency ambulance calls,

provide medical services to the community, and non-emergency transport for inter-facility transfers.

In addition to responding to calls, the position is also required to provide assistance to the paramedic

partner on these calls.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability

required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g. data

processing, clerical/administrative, equipment operation, etc, plus 0 to 6 months related experience or

training. Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

Funds, Property & Equipment Responsibility:

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

$ 25,000

Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small

group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions,

percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and

proportions to practical situations.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed

instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine

nature.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Under immediate supervision, performs general assignments of work, with periodic check of

performance by supervisor.

PLANNING

Limited responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or

sequence of performance of own work operations.

DECISION MAKING

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance

and also frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance; the latter of which would affect

the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a moderate degree.

MENTAL DEMAND

Close mental demand. Operations requiring close and continuous attention for control of operations.

Operations requiring intermittent direct thinking to determine or select the most applicable way of

handling situations regarding the organization's administration and operations; also to determine or

select material and equipment where highly variable sequences are involved.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

Moderately structured. Fairly broad activities using moderately structured procedures with only

generally guided supervision. Interpolation of learned things in somewhat varied situations.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS

Occasional use of highly complex machines and equipment; specialized or advanced software programs.

ACCURACY

Probable errors of internal and external scope would have a moderate effect on the operational efficiency

of the organizational component concerned. Errors might possibly go undetected for a considerable

period of time, thereby creating an inaccurate picture of an existing situation. Could cause further errors,

losses, or embarrassment to the organization. The possibility for error is always present due to

requirements of the job.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Regular contacts with patrons where the contacts are initiated by the employee. Involves both furnishing

and obtaining information and, also, attempting to influence the decisions of those persons contacted.

Contacts of considerable importance and of such nature, that failure to exercise proper judgment may

result in important tangible or intangible losses to the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Contacts of considerable importance within the department or office, such as those required in

coordination of effort, or frequent contacts with other departments or offices, generally in normal course

of performing duties. Requires tact in discussing problems and presenting data and making

recommendations, but responsibility for action and decision reverts to others.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

CPR for health care providers, certifications

State Level Emergency Medical Technician Basic, license

National Registration for Emergency Medical Technician Level, license

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Not indicated.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Basic: 10-Key

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Not indicated.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may

be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to talk or hear;

regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl;

and frequently required to stand, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; occasionally required to taste or

smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or

move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance

vision; color vision; peripheral vision; and depth perception.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee

encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made

to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather

conditions; occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places,

fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme

heat, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation.The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

This is a safety-sensitive position.