What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced EMT (12-hour shifts) position at Johnston County?
Johnston County Emergency Services is seeking Full-Time Advanced EMTs for 12-hour DAYTIME shifts. Johnston County's EMS division is responsible for overseeing provisions of Emergency Medical Services throughout the county, providing oversight to medical dispatch, fire department medical responders, and contracted EMS Agencies.
This position provides basic and advanced life support emergency medical care and transportation as a member of a two-person ambulance crew. Work is performed under local medical director approved protocols and under the supervision of the EMS Captain and is evaluated through peer review, conferences, observation, discussion of procedures at emergency scenes, and public feedback.
Work subjects the employee to high stress situations, inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme temperatures, noise, vibration, hazards associated with emergency management work and fumes, chemicals, dusts, odors, gases, and oils. Work also subject to the OSHA standards on blood borne pathogens.
*Please document all work history relevant to the position for which you are applying. Determination of qualifying for the position and salary may be based on years of experience listed on the application itself, not in supplemental documents attached. Failure to document complete work history and upload all necessary certificates may affect qualification determination and salary. Electronic applications cannot be amended once submitted.
This position provides basic and advanced life support emergency medical care and transportation as a member of a two-person ambulance crew. Work is performed under local medical director approved protocols and under the supervision of the EMS Captain and is evaluated through peer review, conferences, observation, discussion of procedures at emergency scenes, and public feedback.
Work subjects the employee to high stress situations, inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme temperatures, noise, vibration, hazards associated with emergency management work and fumes, chemicals, dusts, odors, gases, and oils. Work also subject to the OSHA standards on blood borne pathogens.
*Please document all work history relevant to the position for which you are applying. Determination of qualifying for the position and salary may be based on years of experience listed on the application itself, not in supplemental documents attached. Failure to document complete work history and upload all necessary certificates may affect qualification determination and salary. Electronic applications cannot be amended once submitted.
- Responds to emergency and non-emergency calls
- Administers intermediate level of life support techniques as necessary
- Daily inspects, tests, cleans and sanitizes ambulance and equipment
- Conducts an inventory of equipment and supplies and restocks the ambulance vehicles
- Maintains cleanliness and performs minor maintenance of Emergency Medical Service facilities; cleans, sweeps, mops, etc.
- Performs related duties as required
- Participates in a continuous training program to improve competence in medical technical work and in ambulance service and operation.
- Studies street and road patterns and networks of the County in order that future calls may be made with minimum difficulty and delay.
- Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, fingering, grasping, talking, and hearing.
- Must be able to perform heavy work exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to lift, to move objects.
- Must possess the visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, for extensive reading and work with figures; to operate a computer, to use measuring devices, to operate a motor vehicle; and to determine accuracy and neatness of work.
- High school graduation
- Certification as an Advanced EMT by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services or Board of Medical Examiners
Salary : $49,736 - $84,551