Emergency Medical Technician

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Position Highlights

• Job Summary: To provide quality emergency medical service in a rapid, safe, efficient manner to all patients requesting our services. EMT’s must live in Redfield or stay in town when on call.
• Essential Job Functions:
• To maintain current certification and/or licensures as required for your level of training
• To be familiar with the operation of the equipment and vehicles you will be working with
• To be able to provide at the minimum, BLS service
• To maintain patient confidentiality
• To be able to work as a team with your partner and outside services; i.e. fire departments, law enforcement, disaster teams
• To be able to provide safe, efficient, quality medical care in extreme conditions
• Must live in Redfield or stay in town when on call
• Marginal Job Functions:
• Accurately filling out trip reports
• Fueling and restocking after runs
• Cleaning and disinfecting the ambulance
• Essential Physical Demands:
• Lifting is a requirement of this position. Must be able to lift safely at least 70 lbs. Sometimes much more
• Must be able to be awakened at all hours and respond quickly and safely
• Work Environment: Ranges from safe, warm environment to any extreme condition. Personal safety is stressed at all times
• Equipment Used to Perform Job: Equipment is provided in our ambulances. Must be familiar with the equipment used at your particular level of training
• Mental Requirements:
• ☐ Reading, simple                               ☐ Spatial                                 ☐ Tending
• ☒ Reading, complex                            ☐ Form                                   ☒ Precision working
• ☐ Writing, simple                                ☐ Clerical                               ☒ Follow instructions
• ☒ Writing, complex                             ☐ Compiling                           ☒ Influence others
• ☒ Math skills, simple                           ☒ Coordinating                        ☒ Time requirement
• ☐ Math skills, complex                        ☒ Analyzing                            ☒ Memorization
• ☐ Tasks, simple                                   ☐ Synthesizing                        ☒ Problem solving
• ☒ Tasks, complex                                ☐ Supervising                         ☒ Independent judgment
• ☒ Driving                                            ☒ Instructing                           ☒ Decision making
• Potential Job Stressors:
• Time, close working conditions, maintaining certifications, working with patients that are ill, intoxicated, high, abusive, threatening, dying, or other conditions and these could be family members.
• Missing family functions
• Education:  Minimum of EMT-B Certification
• Experience: Preferred