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OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS <br /> 1. Performs related duties as required. <br /> (Management reserves the right to add or amend duties at any time.1 <br /> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,AND ABILITIES <br /> 1. Ability to prepare ambulance call reports and other reports using appropriate grammar, <br /> medical terminology and abbreviations, and to write legibly. <br /> 2. Ability to use and apply appropriate medical skill sets while treating patients. <br /> 3. Ability to exercise independent judgment in deteimining the appropriate medical <br /> treatment of a patient according to existing protocols and standards of care per the <br /> employee's level of certification. <br /> 4. Ability to operate an ambulance for long periods of time in congested traffic and in <br /> unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice, and snow. <br /> 5. Ability to communicate effectively and coherently with the 9-1-,1 emergency center, other <br /> units, public service agencies, and the public using existing communications equipment. <br /> 6. Ability to perform medical care and other duties which may involve lifting, carrying <br /> patients over uneven surfaces, climbing up to and down from elevated surfaces, carrying <br /> equipment and patients down steps. <br /> 7. Ability to effectively communicate when confronted with views and opinions of patients, <br /> family members and facility staff in an antagonistic environment. <br /> 8. Ability to operate medical equipment properly such as CPAP, drug pumps, cardiac <br /> monitor, 12 lead EKG oxygen equipment, ventilators etc. <br /> PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS <br /> 1. Work includes sitting, walking,running, bending, stooping and lifting weights in excess <br /> of 250 lbs with assistance. <br /> 2. Work includes both indoor and outdoor activity where employee is exposed to elements <br /> of nature: cold, hot, rain, snow, sleet, ice, etc. <br /> 3. Employee must be able to maneuver in tight places, climb ladders or stairs, step over <br /> obstacles, step on and off machinery, etc. <br /> 4. Work includes normal and emergency operation of a motor vehicle. <br /> EXPOSURE CONTROL <br /> Work is likely to cause direct contact with blood or other body fluids to which universal <br /> precautions apply. Personal protective equipment is available and must be worn, thus the work is <br /> subject to the OSHA requirements for blood borne pathogens. <br /> MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING <br /> 1. High school graduation or GED. <br /> 2. Certification as Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic by North Carolina, one year <br /> 48 <br />