PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides emergency medical care for patients suffering from acute medical illness or traumatic injury.
• Identifies and intervenes to stabilize based on department approved protocols, the ill or injured patient during prehospital, interfacility or intrafacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician.
• Maintains thorough patient care documentation according to the standard outlined by department including. but not limited to, forms for legal and billing purposes.
• Inspects, operates, maintains and cares for emergency department/hospital equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients and public.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment to receiving treatment team.
• Demonstrates and maintains knowledge and skills necessary to care fo the patient groups of: Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.
• Collaborates with other emergency response agencies.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.