What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paramedic I - Full Time position at Queen Anne's County?
This entry level position provides a range of emergency basic life support services (BLS) and advanced life support services (ALS) to persons who, as a result of illness or trauma, require such services. Work is carried out under stressful conditions and must be performed to protocols established by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Services Systems governing Paramedics. The Paramedic I primarily provides medical care and treatment to individuals critically ill and/or injured due to fire, motorized conveyance and other accidents or rescue situations. Responsibilities also include data entry, preparation and maintenance of records and reports relating to emergency care administered. Work is performed with considerable technical independence and is evaluated in terms of the applications of approved techniques, safety, and skilled operations of equipment in transporting patients to hospitals or other locations of emergency care.