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Job Title: Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic <br /> Class: Technician <br /> Department: Operations <br /> Revised: April- 2014 <br /> FLSA: Non-exempt <br /> Pay Range: $15.75 to $23.00 <br /> (This job description supersedes any prior description for the EMT—Paramedic.) <br /> GENERAL DESCRIPTION <br /> Work involves transporting patients to and from doctor's offices, residences,nursing facilities, <br /> hospitals and various other medical facilities. Assess the medical needs of the sick or injured and <br /> provide medical care for those in need of help. Perform appropriate level life support work in the <br /> emergency medical setting. Work involves responding to the ALS Level Transports, emergency <br /> and non-emergency transports, applying necessary medical treatment to sick or injured patients <br /> as long as it's within the scope of their training. <br /> ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS <br /> (Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all <br /> tasks which may be found in positions of this class.) <br /> 1. Maintain OEMS and CPR required certifications. See policy H-11 through H-17 for <br /> credentialing requirements. <br /> 2. Maintain NCDL. See policy H-11 through H-17 for credentialing requirements. <br /> 3. Maintain eligibility to participate in all Federal and State healthcare programs. <br /> 4. Responds to emergency and non-emergency calls;transports out-of-town,transfer, and <br /> convalescent patients; loads and unloads patient;transports patient to or from hospital; <br /> completes call report. <br /> 5. Provides the necessary care and treatment of the patient to include cardiopulmonary <br /> resuscitation, suctioning, bandaging, splinting, administering oxygen, cardiac monitoring <br /> and drug administration etc within the scope of their training. <br /> 6. Inspects ambulance regarding supplies, drugs, equipment, safety gear,tools,maps, and <br /> paperwork and function ability of all equipment, lights,tires, belts and fluid levels; <br /> washes ambulance. <br /> 7. Clean inside of ambulance after each call; changes linen on stretcher and restocks <br /> supplies used on call. <br /> 8. Studies streets and road networks to insure prompt response with minimal difficulty and <br /> delay. <br /> 9. Communicates by radio with hospital, during calls using proper radio etiquette. <br /> 10. Keeps in contact with dispatch while on calls. <br /> 11. Maintains logs various logs,medical charting attends training on job specific topics. <br /> 12. Complies with all policies on Compliance,Documentation,BBP, and H1PAA <br /> 47 <br />