Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic/Motor Vehicle Operator)

Job Title Job Description Help Conduct complete examination of patients to determine the nature, extent, and seriousness of their condition. Recognize, stabilize, and treat a wide variety of medical emergencies. Respond on-site to accidents and other emergencies involving injury and illnesses, at times encounters situations which may be life threatening. Operate an emergency or patient transport vehicle and select the most efficient route to and from the site of the emergency. Set up specialized equipment such as cardiac monitors, defibrillators, external cardiac compression devices, and point-of-care blood testing (cardiac panels or glucose levels). Control external bleeding with direct pressure, elevation, pressure points, or tourniquets and treat shock. Prepares and maintains a variety of charts, reports, forms, and logs in support of emergency medical services. Prioritize treatments for patient having multiple problems and employ a variety of established emergency medicine techniques, methods, and equipment to the appropriate medical facility. Use a variety of light rescue tools and equipment for removal of victims/patients. Administer medications by multiple routes (i.e., oral, topical, intradermal, rectal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, interosseous, nebulized, endotracheal, or intranasal mucosal atomization routes) to stabilize emergency patients.