EMT - Farmville/Part Time Nights

The EMT, under the direction of the Operational Medical Director, performs care appropriate to the patient population served and meets routine and life-threatening patient care needs. The EMT may be required to respond under routine or emergency conditions; assess the scene for hazards; triage multiple patients, especially in mass casualty situations; provide assessment, stabilization and treatment of life-threatening conditions utilizing skills within the EMT scope of practice, and within the protocols set forth by the Operational Medical Director. The EMT will also provide routine, non-emergent care and transportation to patients as needed by ambulance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assesses nature and extent of illness / injury to establish and prioritize medical care.
• Provides appropriate patient care interventions such skills may include but are not limited to basic life support needs.
• Provides emergent care, routine and nonemergent care, and transportation to patients as needed by ambulance.
• Gathers and submits appropriate patient data necessary for continued treatment.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize multiple tasks to accomplish work assignments in a timely manner.
• Completes documentation and submits in a timely manner.

• Interacts and communicates information and ideas to all levels of personnel within the organization.

• Ability to recognize conflicts with personnel, patients, and other customers and to appropriately intervene.

Other Functions:

• For PACE: Delivery of participant medications, medical supplies and other medical necessities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED

• Virginia EMT certification required

• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR or recognized equivalent required for hire, AHA Healthcare Provider CPR required within 6 months of hire.

• VAVRS or VDFP EVOC required.
• Hazardous Materials Awareness required within the first year of employment.

• FEMA ICS 100, 200, and 700

Preferred Qualifications:

• National Registry EMT preferred

• Associate degree

• Previous pre-hospital EMS or transport experience

Travel Required

Travel is expected to be between 10% - 25% of the time.