Paramedic FT

Job Title: Paramedic

Department: EMS Services

Reports To: Director, EMS Services – Team Lead if Director is unavailable.

Summary: Administers life support care to sick and injured persons in pre-hospital setting as authorized and directed by Physician, in accordance with established protocols, by performing the following.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assesses nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed, or need for additional assistance.
• Restores and stabilizes heart rhythm on pulse-less, non-breathing patient.
• Monitors cardiac patient.
• Initiates intravenous fluids to administer medication or drugs, or to replace fluids lacking in body.
• Perform endotracheal tube intubations to open airways and ventilate patient.
• Administers injections of medications and drugs.
• Administers initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patient's vital signs.
• Assists in extricating trapped victims and transports sick and injured persons to treatment center.
• Observes, records, and reports to Physician patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Drives Ambulances to emergency scene.
• Communicates with hospital, physician, and other medical personnel in person and by radio-telephone.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge.
• Follow the CHS Code of Conduct and work within the personnel and department-based policies.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: May direct 3 to 6 employees. Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include training employees; assigning, and directing work; and addressing shift related complaints and making recommendations to EMS Director for resolving problems.