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DEPARTMENT: Emergency Medical Services Ware County
JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible for administering appropriate emergency medical treatment to victims of accidents and other lifethreatening situations.
MAJOR DUTIES:
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION:
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS: The Captain or Paramedic assigns work in terms of general instructions. The supervisor spotchecks work in progress and upon completion for accuracy and compliance with instructions and standardized procedures.
GUIDELINES: Guidelines include state laws pertaining to emergency medical treatment departmental procedures and medical protocol. These guidelines are generally clear and specific but require interpretation in application.
Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Medical Services
COMPLEXITY: This position consists of technical tasks in patient care and transportation. The need to determine appropriate medical procedures for a wide variety of situations contributes to the complexity of the work.
SCOPE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this position is to administer emergency medical care to victims as an agent of the physician. Successful performance on this job directly affects the health and wellbeing of citizens of the county.
PERSONAL CONTACTS: Contacts are typically with coworkers hospital personnel law enforcement officers firefighters victims of accidents and their families and other members of the general public.
PURPOSE OF CONTACTS: Contacts are typically to provide services exchange information and provide counseling for victims and their families.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is typically performed with the employee sitting standing walking bending crouching or stooping. The employee must lift light and heavy objects climb ladders use equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity and be able to distinguish between shades of color.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work is typically performed both inside the station house and in highly stressful outdoor situations. The employee is exposed to noise dust dirt machinery with moving parts contagious or infectious diseases and inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as surgical gloves.
SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY: None.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Full Time