Description

Driver Summary: Drives ambulance or wheelchair van and/or assists ambulance driver and or emergency medical technician in transportation from one place to another

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• None 

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Accompanies and assists emergency medical technicians on calls. Drives ambulances or assists ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescing persons. 

• Places patients on stretchers and loads stretchers into ambulances usually with assistance from other attendants.

  • wheelchairs are pushed by hand and loaded via lift in wheelchair vans

• Restrains or shackles violent patients with assistance and guidance of emergency medical technician 

  • if wheelchair patients become combative upgrade transport reported to dispatch

• Removes and replaces soiled linens and equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.

• Replaces supplies and disposable items on ambulances. 

• Reports facts concerning accidents or emergencies to Dispatch. 

• Provide Dispatch with updates on status via electronic devices.

Education and Experience: 

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 

• Current driver's license required with good driving history 

• Must be over the age of 21 (insurance coverage reasons)

• Understanding of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures that apply to ambulance service. 

• Good interpersonal communication skills. 

• Ability to work well under pressure. 

Qualifications

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting while driving. 

• Must be able to lift up heavy objects such as stretchers and patients safely with assistance.