SUMMARY
Provide safe, quality advanced and basic emergency medical care and transportation under the guidelines of state protocols and LifeNet standards of care. Maintain equipment and vehicles utilized in providing service.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESWORKING REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or GED. Current Paramedic certification in Arkansas and Texas and a current state driver license with acceptable driving record. Negative DOT drug screen. Pass DOT physical & lifting requirement. Current ACLS Provider and BCLS Health Provider certifications. HAZMAT & START training must be completed in a timely manner after start of employment. Must be at least 18 years of age, prefer at least 21 years of age. Must pass a written & oral evaluation, psychomotor evaluation, and complete a field training evaluation period as part of the credential establishing process during the first 90 days of employment. At least one-year experience preferred. Ability to locate hospitals and major medical facilities in the area, and ability to maintain effective communication skills with co-workers, patients, patients' family, and the personnel of base station hospitals and interacting agencies. Effective oral and written communications skills. Effective interpersonal skills
STRESS FACTORS
Occasionally: Boredom, MCIs, life and death situations, intense tasks.
Frequently: Fatigue, high call volume.
Constantly: Repetitive tasks, high pressure, hazards, patient care.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Occasionally: Climbing, kneeling, running distance, reaching above shoulder level, lifting patients weighing greater than 150 pounds Frequently: Smelling, sitting, leaning, stooping, bending, climbing, standing, twisting, walking inside & outside, lifting patients weighing not greater than 150 pounds, pushing, pulling, reaching, balancing, carrying equipment and supplies no greater than 70 pounds, fine hand & finger movement, driving ambulance.
Constantly: Hearing/listening, clear speech, touching, seeing, upper and lower body flexibility, multiple physical & mental activities performed simultaneously.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Occasionally: Extreme heat and cold, wet and/or humid conditions, vibration, pressurized equipment, burning materials, moving objects, high places,
fumes/odors/mists, gases, toxic conditions.
Frequently: Extended days, inside, outside, temperature changes, mechanical & electrical equipment, confined areas, noise, dirt/dust, other hazardous
conditions, human excrement, blood, urine, mucous, tissue.
Constantly: Work with and around others, face to face and verbal contact with others, shift work.
MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Occasionally: Math skills.
Frequently: Complex writing, clerical, analyzing, perception/computation, problem solving, memorization.
Constantly: Simple and complex reading, simple writing, judgment, reasoning, decision making.
EQUIPMENT USED
Occasionally: Facsimile, kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaner, protective devices and clothing, computer.
Frequently: Telephone, cleaning equipment and supplies.
Constantly: Ferno & Stryker stretchers, maps, pager, IV supplies, bandaging, medications, monitor/defibrillator, radio, suction equipment, airway equipment/bag, disposable supplies, durable equipment, trauma bag/box, drug box.
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