Pafford Emergency Medical Services
AUXILIARYMEDIC POSITION AVAILABLE
WILL WORK 7 ON 7 OFF SCHEDULE
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Provides Advanced Life Support including medical
eva
lu
ation
,
treatment
and stabi
li
zation of
the
critically
ill
and
injured; responds to emergency rescue
situations
involving potential
lo
ss of life or bodi
l
y
injury; maintains control, manages
a
nd
directs patient care at the
scene of a
pre-hospital
emergency;
provides training
and
instruction to lesser trained personnel; performs other duties
as
required. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB
: •
Provides and directs
fast,
efficient Advanced Life Support to the ill and injured utilizing all basic and
advanced abilities
and techniques, including but not
limi
ted
to
the
placement
of
peripheral and
intra-o
sseous
lin
es,
Supraglottic
airways, endotracheal
intubations
, Cricothyrotomy, fluid
and
drug therapy, cardiac monitoring
and
EKG
int
erp
ret
ations,
defibrillation, and cardioversion. •
Recognizes
and
understands a medical
emergency and
makes reasonable
and acceptab
l
e
differential diagnosis. •
Performs
critical
physica
l
examinations. •
Recognizes common cardiac
d
ysrhythmias
and
understands the principles and treatment modalities for
li
fe
threatening
dysrhythmias. •
Understa
nd
s and anticipates
the pharmacological treatment of critically ill
and
injured patients. •
Understands and
anticipates potentially life-threatening presentation
of
non-cardiac
emergenc
i
es
and
institut
e
s
appropriat
e
e
mergency therapy
where essential for the
preservation
of
life. •
Deals
with
medical
and
emotiona
l
needs
of any victim
of
acute
illness
or
injury
with
the
goal of reducing
mortality
and morbidity. •
Responsible
for
managing
and
directing
all
first responders
at
the
scene
of
a
medical
emergency such as EMR's,
Police Departments, and
EMT's. •
Responsible for quality patient-care as established by the
Company. •
Files
standard
i
zed
report
s
of
patient information
and care for
the use
of
receiving hospital and
admin
i
stration,
including nature
of
request
for a
id
,
pertinent
past
history
,
therap
y
provided diagno
s
is, disposition
and
s
u
fficient
patient information
for
billing purposes
. •
Maintains
effective communication with
physici
a
n
on
duty
at
ho
s
pital
to relate patient condition and obtain
ord
e
rs for treatment. •
Follows standard written
protocols when
a
physician
cannot
be
contacted. •
Transport
s
the ill
and injured
to institution
s
of
medical care. •
Operates emergency
vehicles
in
a safe
manner under
all conditions. •
Properly
comp
l
etes patient statistics and medical
information
forms fo
r
administrative
use and p
erforms
technical
r
escues
in remo
v
ing
victims from varied terrain and circumstancesand
f
ollow
s stan
dard
operating
policies
and
procedure
s
as
de
ve
l
oped and
direc
ted
by
the
Company
. •
Cleans and Maintains equipment
. ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED: •
Cleans and maintains (minor
maintenance)
ve
hicles. •
C
l
eans and
maintains
li
v
ing
quarters. •
Maintains records of vehicles,
su
ppli
es,
training and
daily
work and p
erforms
other
related duties
as assigned. GENERAL INFORMATION
: The
s
upervi
so
r
m
akes assignments
in
terms of shifts to
be
worked and t
h
e genera
l
s
cope
of
th
e
work assignment. The
incumbent performs the
work
in
accordance with
the
procedures
,
policies
and
medical
orders
provided. The incumbent must
exercise
judgmen
t
in
app
l
ying the proper guide
lin
e to the proper situation. The work
is
spot checked and eva
l
uated based on feedback from
the patient,
medical staff and others. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: •
Must
possess
and maintain: •
P
ara
medic Licen
s
ure •
CPR for the Health Care Provider •
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) •
Pediatric
Advanced Life Support (PALS) •
Good knowledge of the street
sys
tem
s, addresses
and
physica
l
l
ayou
t
of
th
e
area
,
and of the rescue
equ
i
pment and
the
emergency medica
l
equ
i
pment
u
se
d
in
Advanced Life Support. •
Good ability to
: •
P
erform
technical medical
sk
ills
with
a
hi
g
h
degree of
accuracy. • U
nderstand and
effective
l
y
deal with emotional and medical n
ee
ds of
v
ictims of
injuries
,
acute
illne
sses,
or
p
syc
hol
og
ic
a
l
emergencies. • M
aintain
a
professional and objective
approac
h
to
th
e
care
of
ill
or
injur
e
d persons
. •
Le
arn
new
concepts
in
rescu
e
and medical ski
ll
s
and
t
ec
hniqu
es a
nd
in
pre-ho
s
pit
al
care. • P
erform
a va
rie
ty
of
limited
m
ec
hanic
a
l
work
in
vo
lved
in
the
use
,
te
st
in
g
and maintenance of rescue and medical
eq
uipm
e
n
t. • D
irect the
work
of
and teach other personnel. • U
nderstand
an
d
follow oral and written instructions and orders. • M
aintain a professiona
l
attitude when
representing
the
Co
mpany
. • E
stab
li
s
h
and
maintain
effective
working
re
l
atio
n
s
hip
s
with other
e
mplo
yees
,
ass
i
st
in
g
agencies,
ho
sp
ital
personne
l
and the
ge
n
era
l
public. • D
rive and operate
emergency
ambulance units;
a
uthor reports with narrative and
numeric information.
Additionally, incumbents must maintain a
high degree
of academic and
practical
knowledge
in
emergency
para-medicine
, and must
attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses and seminars both on and off
dut
y
to maintain
annual
paramedic
certification, as required
by the
state
in
which you will
be
working. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: The work
requires the incumbent
to operate emergency medica
l
vehicles
,
move
medica
l
equipment and extract
injured
persons from
a
wide variety of situations. Situation can
in
vo
l
ve veh
i
cular,
industrial
and residential accidents,
injurie
s
or
illn
ess
and
occ
ur
anywhere
in
our coverage area. At times the work requires
mov
e
m
ent
over various types of terrain
,
(hilly
,
steep, rocky, rough, and/or wet/s
li
ppery surfaces).
The
incumbent always
must be
able to carry or
help
carry someone from
the
site
of the injury
to the mode of transportation (vehicle/helicopter) and attend the
injured
party to
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Provides Advanced Life Support including medical
eva
lu
ation
,
treatment
and stabi
li
zation of
the
critically
ill
and
injured; responds to emergency rescue
situations
involving potential
lo
ss of life or bodi
l
y
injury; maintains control, manages
a
nd
directs patient care at the
scene of a
pre-hospital
emergency;
provides training
and
instruction to lesser trained personnel; performs other duties
as
required. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB
: •
Provides and directs
fast,
efficient Advanced Life Support to the ill and injured utilizing all basic and
advanced abilities
and techniques, including but not
limi
ted
to
the
placement
of
peripheral and
intra-o
sseous
lin
es,
Supraglottic
airways, endotracheal
intubations
, Cricothyrotomy, fluid
and
drug therapy, cardiac monitoring
and
EKG
int
erp
ret
ations,
defibrillation, and cardioversion. •
Recognizes
and
understands a medical
emergency and
makes reasonable
and acceptab
l
e
differential diagnosis. •
Performs
critical
physica
l
examinations. •
Recognizes common cardiac
d
ysrhythmias
and
understands the principles and treatment modalities for
li
fe
threatening
dysrhythmias. •
Understa
nd
s and anticipates
the pharmacological treatment of critically ill
and
injured patients. •
Understands and
anticipates potentially life-threatening presentation
of
non-cardiac
emergenc
i
es
and
institut
e
s
appropriat
e
e
mergency therapy
where essential for the
preservation
of
life. •
Deals
with
medical
and
emotiona
l
needs
of any victim
of
acute
illness
or
injury
with
the
goal of reducing
mortality
and morbidity. •
Responsible
for
managing
and
directing
all
first responders
at
the
scene
of
a
medical
emergency such as EMR's,
Police Departments, and
EMT's. •
Responsible for quality patient-care as established by the
Company. •
Files
standard
i
zed
report
s
of
patient information
and care for
the use
of
receiving hospital and
admin
i
stration,
including nature
of
request
for a
id
,
pertinent
past
history
,
therap
y
provided diagno
s
is, disposition
and
s
u
fficient
patient information
for
billing purposes
. •
Maintains
effective communication with
physici
a
n
on
duty
at
ho
s
pital
to relate patient condition and obtain
ord
e
rs for treatment. •
Follows standard written
protocols when
a
physician
cannot
be
contacted. •
Transport
s
the ill
and injured
to institution
s
of
medical care. •
Operates emergency
vehicles
in
a safe
manner under
all conditions. •
Properly
comp
l
etes patient statistics and medical
information
forms fo
r
administrative
use and p
erforms
technical
r
escues
in remo
v
ing
victims from varied terrain and circumstancesand
f
ollow
s stan
dard
operating
policies
and
procedure
s
as
de
ve
l
oped and
direc
ted
by
the
Company
. •
Cleans and Maintains equipment
. ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED: •
Cleans and maintains (minor
maintenance)
ve
hicles. •
C
l
eans and
maintains
li
v
ing
quarters. •
Maintains records of vehicles,
su
ppli
es,
training and
daily
work and p
erforms
other
related duties
as assigned. GENERAL INFORMATION
: The
s
upervi
so
r
m
akes assignments
in
terms of shifts to
be
worked and t
h
e genera
l
s
cope
of
th
e
work assignment. The
incumbent performs the
work
in
accordance with
the
procedures
,
policies
and
medical
orders
provided. The incumbent must
exercise
judgmen
t
in
app
l
ying the proper guide
lin
e to the proper situation. The work
is
spot checked and eva
l
uated based on feedback from
the patient,
medical staff and others. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: •
Must
possess
and maintain: •
P
ara
medic Licen
s
ure •
CPR for the Health Care Provider •
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) •
Pediatric
Advanced Life Support (PALS) •
Good knowledge of the street
sys
tem
s, addresses
and
physica
l
l
ayou
t
of
th
e
area
,
and of the rescue
equ
i
pment and
the
emergency medica
l
equ
i
pment
u
se
d
in
Advanced Life Support. •
Good ability to
: •
P
erform
technical medical
sk
ills
with
a
hi
g
h
degree of
accuracy. • U
nderstand and
effective
l
y
deal with emotional and medical n
ee
ds of
v
ictims of
injuries
,
acute
illne
sses,
or
p
syc
hol
og
ic
a
l
emergencies. • M
aintain
a
professional and objective
approac
h
to
th
e
care
of
ill
or
injur
e
d persons
. •
Le
arn
new
concepts
in
rescu
e
and medical ski
ll
s
and
t
ec
hniqu
es a
nd
in
pre-ho
s
pit
al
care. • P
erform
a va
rie
ty
of
limited
m
ec
hanic
a
l
work
in
vo
lved
in
the
use
,
te
st
in
g
and maintenance of rescue and medical
eq
uipm
e
n
t. • D
irect the
work
of
and teach other personnel. • U
nderstand
an
d
follow oral and written instructions and orders. • M
aintain a professiona
l
attitude when
representing
the
Co
mpany
. • E
stab
li
s
h
and
maintain
effective
working
re
l
atio
n
s
hip
s
with other
e
mplo
yees
,
ass
i
st
in
g
agencies,
ho
sp
ital
personne
l
and the
ge
n
era
l
public. • D
rive and operate
emergency
ambulance units;
a
uthor reports with narrative and
numeric information.
Additionally, incumbents must maintain a
high degree
of academic and
practical
knowledge
in
emergency
para-medicine
, and must
attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses and seminars both on and off
dut
y
to maintain
annual
paramedic
certification, as required
by the
state
in
which you will
be
working. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: The work
requires the incumbent
to operate emergency medica
l
vehicles
,
move
medica
l
equipment and extract
injured
persons from
a
wide variety of situations. Situation can
in
vo
l
ve veh
i
cular,
industrial
and residential accidents,
injurie
s
or
illn
ess
and
occ
ur
anywhere
in
our coverage area. At times the work requires
mov
e
m
ent
over various types of terrain
,
(hilly
,
steep, rocky, rough, and/or wet/s
li
ppery surfaces).
The
incumbent always
must be
able to carry or
help
carry someone from
the
site
of the injury
to the mode of transportation (vehicle/helicopter) and attend the
injured
party to