EMT Basic
Company: Heartland Ambulance
Location: Shelbyville
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
SUMMARY : Provides emergency medical care, patient assessment
and care, transport services, and other services by performing the
following duties.Appropriate for an energetic, professionally
minded EMS individual. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS : To perform this
job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.+
Valid, current state Emergency Medical Technician certification.+
Valid current Drivers License.Has no more than 2 accidents &/or
moving violations in the last 3 yrs.+ In general, no criminal
record in which the individual received a verdict of other than non
guilty in a criminal proceeding.However, specific factors,
including but not necessarily limited to how recent the criminal
proceeding, the nature of the criminal act, and other factors will
be utilized by Administration in determining relevance and overall
impact on the individual's suitability for initial or continued
employment.+ Must be at least 18 years of age.+ May not be
concurrently employed by any other ambulance service or any other
entity which could pose a conflict. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE :
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
preferred.Emergency medical technician training and certification
required. LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to read and interpret documents
such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and
procedure manuals.Ability to write routine reports and
correspondence.Ability to speak effectively before groups of
customers or employees of organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
:Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. REASONING ABILITY
: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of
concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization
exists.Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in
written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES,
REGISTRATIONS : + Must have valid State Emergency Medical
Technician certification+ current CPR certification+ Current and
valid Driver's License ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: +
Safe and efficient operation of ambulances and other company
equipment.+ Basic life support treatment and transportation of sick
and injured persons.+ Providing emergency medical treatment, while
not exceeding the level of skill, training and certification of the
individual employee.+ Full compliance with all applicable state,
local, and federal regulations and laws, pertaining to but not
limited to protocols, standards of care, motor vehicle operations,
and patient rights.+ Observes patient, records significant
conditions and treatments rendered.+ Takes temperature, pulse,
blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from
normal and assess condition of patient.+ Prepares inventories and
stocks supplies and inspects equipment for proper operation.+
Cleans and disinfects interior of ambulance.Cleans and details
exterior of ambulance.Cleaning and maintaining the cleanliness and
proper stocking of the ambulance, company vehicles, equipment,
office, lounge, and bathrooms.+ Must be able to safely lift,
transfer and maneuver patients in and out of ambulances,
facilities, residences and other locations.+ Must be able to
effectively communicate with patients, family members, medical
personnel, and the general public in verbal and written form.+ Must
have reliable transportation and must report to work punctually for
all scheduled shifts and in proper uniform.+ Maintaining a clean
and complete uniform, personal hygiene, and professional, pleasant
and polite demeanor to all persons with whom the individual comes
in contact with while on duty.+ Must be available, willing and able
to work, when requested up to and including 60 minutes prior to the
scheduled shift start time and may be dispatched an additional
transport, if the employee is still on the clock up to and
including their scheduled shift end time.Specific requirements are
explained in the Procedure Manual.+ Completing and maintaining
accurate records and documentation with regard to transport,
equipment inspection, supplies usage incidents and other forms of
documentation inherent in the operation.+ Promote the company,
perform public relations when assigned, perform standby coverage at
special events, deliver medical equipment and supplies when
assigned, and other details when assigned.+ Attending company
meetings and educational sessions whenever possible.+ Inspecting
and promptly reporting damage, deficiencies, safety issues or other
problems with ambulances, company vehicles, equipment and supplies,
or any other matters relevant to the safe, efficient and proper
operation of the company.Such reports are to be made immediately to
Administration.+ Reporting immediately to Administration in writing
any change in the employee's driving record status, certification
status or any other change in circumstances or status which could
affect the individual's ability to effectively and safely perform
the duties of the position or to otherwise qualify for the position
held.+ Reporting immediately to Administration in writing any
change in the employee's health status or physical status which
could affect the individual's ability to effectively safely perform
the duties of the position, or to otherwise qualify for the
position held.+ Reporting immediately to Administration any change
in information provided to the company on employment records or
other company records.+ In the interest of maintaining the highest
level of quality patient care, safety, and efficiency of operation,
it is the responsibility of each employee to report immediately to
Administration any violation of the personnel policies or
procedures.+ Compliance with all provisions of the Employee
Policies and Procedures Manual, as well as all other company rules,
regulations, directives, or instructions from supervisors.+ Must
maintain strict confidentiality regarding all information
pertaining to company policies, pricing, contract terms, trade
secrets, competitive information, strategic information, patient
date, forms, manuals, charts, employee data, or any other sensitive
or confidential information obtained while employed by or
pertaining to the company, it's employees, business information, or
patients.Due to the extremely sensitive nature of this position,
this duty of strict confidentiality extends beyond the term of
employment.+ Supervised by and reports to Operations Management
(including Shift Supervisors).+ Other duties as assigned by
Administration. HOURS : Full or part time.Various shifts. PHYSICAL
DEMANDS :The physical demands described here are representative of
those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to
handle, or feel objects, tools. Or controls; reach with hands and
arms; climb or balance; stool, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or
hear.The employee occasionally is required to use a sense of
smell.The employee must frequently lift transfer, maneuver, load
and otherwise move clients and/or equipment weighing up to 125
pounds .Such maneuvers are often performed in surroundings which
involve numerous steps, narrow pathways, and around obstacles, and
often must be performed in a time efficient manner while still
ensuring their own safety as well as the safety of the client,
their partner, and any other individuals or objects in the
area.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT :The
work environment characteristics described here are representative
of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions of this job.While performing the duties of this job, the
employee frequently works in outside weather conditions.The
employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts.The noise
level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Keywords: Heartland Ambulance, Indianapolis , EMT Basic, Healthcare , Shelbyville, Indiana
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