Administers advanced life support care to sick and injured persons in pre-hospital setting, in accordance with statewide Treatment Protocols and HEMSI Medical Control Physicians as authorized and directed by physician by performing the following duties.
Responsibilities
- Assesses nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance.
- Restores and stabilizes heart rhythm on pulseless, nonbreathing patient.
- Monitors cardiac patient.
- Initiates intravenous fluids to administer medication or drugs, or to replace fluids lacking in body.
- Performs endotracheal intubation to open airways and ventilate patient.
- Administers injections of medications and drugs.
- Administers initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patient's vital signs.
- Assists in extricating trapped victims and transports sick and injured persons to treatment center.
- Observes, records, and reports to physician patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
- Drives ambulance to and from emergency scene.
- Communicates with hospital, physician, and other medical personnel in person and by radio or telephone.
- Keeps current on treatment techniques, protocol changes, and application of new drugs, material, and equipment.
- Prepares required reports and maintains records of activities.
- Requisitions and restocks supplies, material, and equipment.
- Cleans and performs minor maintenance to assigned emergency vehicle.
- Responsible for direction and coordination of additional personnel on scene, including volunteer responders.
- Other duties as assigned within the scope of practice.
Qualifications
- Education and/or Experience – High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and required
- undergraduate NRP certificate
- Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
- common fractions, and decimals
- Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- State of Alabama EMSP License as Paramedic
- Healthcare Provider CPR Certification
- EVOC – once employed/promoted must obtain and maintain
- Valid and current driver’s license
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