Job Summary:
Provides Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level emergency medical care and ambulance transport to patients who are ill or injured.
Job Duties:
Routine duties shall include providing health care services to individuals eligible for services in accordance with the self-governance compact and funding agreement between the Cherokee Nation and the United States executed under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. Assures all patients receive medical care to the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level according to the Cherokee Nation Ambulance Services Protocols. Performs Emergency Medical Technician level assessment of patients' trauma or medical related conditions. Operates an ambulance, responds to emergency and non-emergency calls, and transports patients from scene to hospital and from one facility to another. Operates medical equipment at the EMT level as prescribed by EMS protocol and/or policy and procedures. Communicates clearly and professionally with the Communications Center and all other emergency agencies when responding to calls. Maintains adequate supplies and equipment as well as general upkeep and cleaning of the ambulance. Completes all required reports and documentation in timely manner on each shift according to Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Services policy and procedures. Complies with the applicable state, tribal and federal regulations in regard to the security, safety and confidentiality of any health services record they create, maintain, transfer, or destroy, whether the record is written, taped, computerized, or stored in any other medium. Other duties may be assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No supervisory responsibility is required.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
High school education; or general education degree (GED).
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT
An additional one (1) year as an Emergency Medical Technician preferred.
COMPUTER SKILLS
An individual should have knowledge of Internet, Spreadsheet, and Word Processing software.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must possess a valid driver’s license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating. Must possess and maintain EMT License issued by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Must possess Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Employee must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).
Must meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication for child care. Must keep all knowledge and skills current through specific continued education as required by Oklahoma State Department of Health/EMS Division for renewing licensure.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk. The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. 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
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
