Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (Days, Nights, and Mid Shifts)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Pre-Intake & Intake Screening (Data Collection)

• Conducts initial intake screening by gathering medical history, completing observational checks, and capturing baseline vital signs for newly admitted patients.
• Acts as preliminary triage to identify and flag high-risk individuals for comprehensive health appraisals, which must be validated by an RN or Provider.
• Logs objective clinical data—such as pulse, temperature, and visible tremors—for monitoring tools like CIWA and COWS.
• Adheres strictly to scope boundaries by handing off raw clinical metrics to an LPN, Paramedic, RN or Provider for actual clinical calculation and severity scoring.

Emergency Responder & Clinical Care

• Acts as an emergency responder for acute medical incidents within the facility, performing basic life support and limited advanced life support (ALS) skills, including peripheral IV access.
• Executes specific, predefined emergency standing orders (e.g., severe hypoglycemia, anaphylaxis) per facility Medical Director protocols.
• Coordinates emergency care procedures and stabilizations with authorized nursing staff, medical staff, and external EMS transport.
• Develops and utilizes triage skills to provide optimal efficiency during medical responses.

Medication Administration Limits & Safety

• Administers a specific, limited list of approved emergency medications within the
  AEMT scope (e.g., IV fluids, narcan, IM epinephrine, dextrose).
• Refrains from initiating general medical, psychiatric, or withdrawal protocols, and understands it is absolutely out of scope to initiate routine or protocol-driven medication regimens.
• Ensures the security of the medical area and medications while administration is occurring, keeping patient safety as the top priority.
• Reports any adverse patient events or reactions immediately to a supervisor.

Operational Support

• Ensures the confidentiality and rights of patients, the health systems, and department documents by adhering to all FCH and facility policies, as well as federal, state, and local regulations.
• Monitors and maintains the general condition of medical response bags and emergency triage areas, keeping them clean and stocked for optimal call responses.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support FCH’s goals, objectives, and values. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities  and  Competencies

• Knowledge and expertise in emergency response, preliminary triage, and the basic treatment of individuals in distress.
• Ability to quickly assess medical emergencies and implement appropriate interventions in a fast-paced correctional healthcare environment.
• Must be able to apply principles of critical thinking to a variety of practical and emergent situations and accurately follow standardized procedures effectively and calmly.
• Clear understanding of the legal differences between data gathering (objective logging) and independent clinical judgment.
• Maintain positive, collaborative working relationships with patients, staff, leadership, the public, and external partners.
• Possess strong judgment, discretion, high level of confidentiality, flexibility, and integrity.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-up, and timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Disclaimer:  This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.