EMT/Paramedic | PRN | Superior Ambulance

Great River Health · United States

Minimum Hiring Wage: From $20.78 per hour Job Details: Scheduled hours: Variable shifts/hours: 7:00am - 7:30pm, 7:00pm - 7:30am or 1:00pm - 10:00pm Job Description: What you will do as an EMT

• Administer drugs within the EMT scope of practice by all available routes of medication administration following proper procedures and protocols under a physician's direction.
• Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured persons in pre-hospital setting.
• Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
• Comfort and reassure patients.
• Communicate with dispatchers and treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, and to receive instructions for further treatment.
• Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
• Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
• Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
• Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
• Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment.

• Administer drugs by all available routes of medication administration following proper procedures and protocols under a physician's direction.
• Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured persons in pre-hospital setting.
• Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
• Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
• Comfort and reassure patients.
• Communicate with dispatchers and treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, and to receive instructions for further treatment.
• Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
• Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members and police and fire department personnel.
• Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
• Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
• Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
• Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment.
• Operate equipment such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advanced life-support environments.
• Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.

• One Year Certificate from College or Tech School Graduation from a national EMT Program (required)
• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) (required)
• EMT Basic (required)
• Driver's License (required)
• National EMT (preferred)

• Paramedic Iowa Dept of Public Health (IDPH) (United States of America) Upon Hire (required)
• Driver's License Upon Hire (required)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association Upon Hire (required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association within 30 Days (required)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association within 1 Year (required)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program - American Academy of Pediatrics within 1-1/2 Yrs (required)
• National Paramedic Upon Hire (preferred)