EMT Advanced EMT

Performs complex technical work administering non-emergency and/or emergency medical care in the pre-hospital setting and transportation of the sick and injured to the hospital. Days of the week and hours vary.

Job Responsibilities

Responds to calls for non-emergency and/or emergency medical assistance; and operates emergency vehicles to transport patients.
- Provides initial medical assessment and treatment to patients.
- Treatment includes basic and may include advanced life support treatment; in accordance with established procedures and medical protocols.
- May dispense medication to patients according to protocols; depending on level of certification.
- Completes forms and reports concerning all events and activities surrounding patient medical care.
- Ensures the proper functioning of all emergency medical equipment and vehicles through regular checks.
- Ensures adequate inventory of medical supplies and equipment on emergency vehicles through regular checks; cleans and maintains emergency vehicles and reports damages.
- Maintains knowledge and skill in relation to new protocols; compliance procedures; GOGs and new equipment through continuing education and seminars.
- Coordinates with agencies that provide mutual aid.
- Maintains a clean base and ambulance.
- Provides outreach education in the community.
- Participates in pre-planning by researching; compiling and organizing data for future emergent situations (i.e. mass casualty incidents; airport emergencies; search and rescue and inter-agency response).
- Adheres to the departments safety rules and regulations.
- Meets minimum required hours worked per GOGs each quarter.
- Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

Knowledge; Skills and Abilities - Thorough to comprehensive knowledge of the principles and techniques of emergency care; including diagnosis; proper treatment and transportation.
- Thorough to comprehensive knowledge of basic to advanced emergency medical and life-sustaining techniques; including cardiac care; trauma and shock care; ventilation and other CPR techniques.
- Skill in the administration of emergency medical techniques and in the use of specialized equipment associated with basic to advanced life support.
- Skill in patient assessment.
- General knowledge of medical terminology.
- General knowledge of the geographic layout of the County.
- General knowledge of radio communications and 911 dispatching.
- General knowledge of infection control and OSHA guidelines.
- Skill in driving in emergency situations.
- Skill in the use of rescue tools and equipment.
- Skill in extrication techniques.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to communicate effectively; both orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees; physicians; associates; patients and their families; other emergency service agencies and the general public.
- At least general knowledge of computers and ability to enter data at required WPM.

Licenses and Certifications EMT - Valid North Carolina Driver License.
- NC EMT credential; Hazardous Material Operations; EVD; CPR and NIMS/ICS certifications.
Advanced EMT - Valid North Carolina Driver License.
- For Advanced EMT Level NC Advanced EMT credential; Haz-Mat Operations certification; EVD; ACLS; ITLS; PALS; CPR and NIMS/ICS certifications.
Paramedic Part-Time - Valid North Carolina Driver License.
- For Paramedic Level NC Paramedic credential; Haz-Mat Operations certification; EVD; ACLS; ITLS; PALS; CPR and NIMS/ICS certifications.
Education and Experience EMT - Graduation from high school and six months on the job training; or some emergency medical experience as an EMT; or experience in a related medical profession; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Vocational / Technical EMT training and required twenty-four hours of continuing education annually.
Advanced EMT - For Advanced EMT Level
- Graduation from high school and six months on the job training; or considerable emergency medical experience; or experience in a related medical profession; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Vocational/Technical EMT-Intermediate training and required twenty-four hours of continuing education annually.
Paramedic Part-Time For Paramedic Level
- Vocational/Technical Paramedic training or Associates degree in Emergency Medical Science; and some experience in a related medical profession; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Required thirty hours of continuing education annually.

Physical Requirements

- Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational support functions of climbing; balancing; stooping; kneeling; crouching; crawling; reaching; standing; walking; pushing; pulling; lifting; fingering; grasping; feeling; talking; hearing and repetitive motions.
- Must be able to perform very heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally; and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently; and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Must possess visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures; perform transcription; operate a computer terminal; perform extensive reading; perform visual inspection of small defects; or parts; operation or inspection of machines; use measurement devices; and perform assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to eyes.
- May be subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions.
- May be subject to noise.
- May be subject to vibration.
- May be subject to hazards; including a variety of physical conditions; such as proximity to moving mechanical parts; electrical current; working on scaffolding and high places; exposure to high heat; or exposure to chemicals.
- May be subject to atmospheric conditions that affect the respiratory of the skin such as fumes; odors; dusts; mists; gases; or poor ventilation.
- May be subject to oils.
- May be required to wear a respirator.
- May be subject to working frequently in close quarters; crawl space; shafts; man holes; small enclosed rooms; small sewage and water line pipes; and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.
- May be required to function in narrow aisles or passage ways.
- May be subject to contact with potentially infectious bodily fluids.

Additional Information Days of the week and hours vary.