EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
3.
3 Cambridge, OH Cambridge, OH Full-time Full-time Estimated:
$30.
9K - $39.
1K a year Estimated:
$30.
9K - $39.
1K a year EMT's respond to emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate care to the critically ill and injured and transport the patient to a medical facility.
Must have a basic understanding of stress response and methods to ensure personal well-being.
EMT's must function within the scope of care as defined by state, regional and local regulatory agencies.
Principle Responsibilities Prior to initiating patient care, the EMT will assess scene to determine that the scene is safe and the mechanism of injury or nature of illness.
Request help if necessary.
In the absence of law enforcement, the EMT will create a safe traffic environment for the protection of the injured and those assisting in the care of the injured patient.
The EMT establishes priority for required emergency care and renders emergency medical and or trauma care to adults, children and infants based on assessment findings.
Duties include:
opening and maintaining an airway, ventilating patients, administering CPR providing pre hospital emergency medical care.
If a patient must be extricated form entrapment, the EMT assesses the extent of injury and gives all possible emergency care and protection to the entrapped patient and used the prescribed techniques and appliances for safely removing the patient.
If needed, radio the dispatcher for additional help or special rescue.
The EMT is responsible for lifting the stretcher and placing it in the ambulance and ensuring that the patient and stretcher are secured.
Continue medical care while enroute to the medical facility.
Clean and decontaminate ambulance after transporting or treating any patient with infectious disease.
Report infectious disease with relevant authorities.
Ensure medical supplies and equipment are replenished after treating each patient.
In addition to working patients, the EMT's must also work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and all community first responders.
Work within the Scope of their practice as outlined in the by State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire and Transportation Services Division of EMS, Ohio Department of Public Safety.
Education/Experience High school diploma or equivalent Valid state EMT Certification/EMS license CPR Certification Clean driving record One or more years of EMT experience preferred.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
The position requires significant physical strength and dexterity and the ability to function in very adverse environments with exposure to numerous safety risks typically found at emergency scenes.
STANDING/WALKING:
Frequently to continuously when responding to calls.
Optional while at rest.
This usually includes going to and from the emergency vehicle, getting patients from their locations, and rendering treatment.
Most walking would be for short distances, as emergency vehicles can get as close to the location as possible.
However, must also be able to run these same distances, in case of an emergency where time is of the essence.
Walking and running may vary, however, as the patient may be located inside a large, multi-floored facility.
Standing, walking and running could be on all types of surfaces, including but not limited to asphalt, cement, concrete, soft/packed dirt, linoleum, wood, hardwood floors, etc.
The individual must be able to go up and down slight inclines or declines that may be found at roadsides, agricultural areas, etc.
At a location, standing would occur more often than walking or running.
Standing would occur on the wide variety of surfaces mentioned above.
Standing could last from a few minutes to hours, depending on the situation.
Standing could occur in the standard erect position, the kneeling or squatting position, etc.
SITTING:
Frequently when responding to a location, the individual will sit in the emergency vehicle.
The emergency vehicles are equipped with a standard installed vehicle seat.
The time performing the sitting activity on a call would depend upon the specific situation.
LIFTING AND CARRYING:
Frequently required to lift and carry weights ranging from a few pounds to ten (10) pounds and above.
Occasionally required to lift and carry weights scaled at above 100 pounds or more.
Will need to lift and carry, with one team member, adult patients, lifting them from various positions (such as a bed or a chair) onto various patient movement devices, such as an ambulance stretcher, a stair chair, long back boards, etc.
, and then efficiently move them into an ambulance.
Other heavier objects in the high range category would be 5-foot tall, 10-inch diameter oxygen cylinders, and medical equipment boxes.
The oxygen cylinders can be made of quarter-inch steel and weigh up to 113 pounds.
The medical equipment boxes can weigh approximately fifty (50) pounds or more.
BENDING AND STOOPING:
Frequently throughout a work shift the individual will be required to bend in a range of 1 to 90 degrees.
The average situation will require the individual to work in a range of 35-to-65-degree bends.
This would involve lifting a patient, lifting equipment, treating a patient at ground level, sitting on a bench located in the ambulance.
This activity may be prolonged and last up to 30 minutes or more.
During any given call, the provider may bend and/or stoop 1 to 15 times per incident.
CROUCHING AND KNEELING:
Frequently.
Crouching and kneeling may be performed when on the scene picking up equipment or assisting patients.
The actual number of times this is done depends on the particular incident but may be up to 15 times for a duration up to 30 minutes or greater.
CLIMBING:
Occasionally.
This is required when climbing steps up and down with a patient on a stretcher or other device, and when entering or exiting the emergency vehicle.
Generally, the climbing would require lifting and carrying heavy objects such as a stretcher or other device with a patient on it.
Balancing may be required when backing down staircases.
REACHING:
Frequently to continuously throughout the work shift to review monitoring equipment, operate communication equipment, administer oxygen, and operate equipment.
May also be required to reach in precarious positions, such as in a vehicle, which has been crushed in an accident, or in other confined spaces.
If working inside the ambulance in route to a medical facility, will need to reach to access the patient and supplies.
Reaching will involve partial to full extension of the arms.
PUSHING AND PULLING:
Frequently.
The activities that would require the most force in pushing and pulling is when removing or returning a gurney to the emergency vehicle, with and without a patient on the gurney.
The weight required to push/pull will vary, depending on the weight on the gurney.
Slight pushing will be required if the incumbent is performing CPR, which can require repetitive pushing and may range from a few minutes to hours.
Pushing and pulling is required when operating and closing vehicle doors.
HANDLING OR GRASPING:
Continuously.
While working at any given location, continual bilateral gross manipulation is performed in this position.
This may be involved when:
opening/closing doors; and using, handling, carrying and/or operating medical equipment boxes that may weigh approximately fifty (50) pounds or more, stretcher rails, various handles attached to equipment, and tools.
The arm and hand must be able to perform al types of positions, including supination and pronation.
Hyperextension, extension and flexion of the fingers will be involved, ulnar and radial deviation, abduction and adduction of the hand and wrist will be required.
A wide variety of grasping will be required, such as cylindrical grasping, palmer grasping, hook grasping, tip grasping, lateral grasping and spherical grasping.
Work Environment:
Work is physically and emotionally demanding and requires the ability to multitask in crises and high stress situations.
EMT's should be compassionate and caring with great communication skills, a friendly and professional demeanor, and the ability to stay calm in stressful situations.
Location:
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center UA CALD BASE EXP Schedule:
Full Time, 24 hours on/48 hours off Job Type:
Full-time Work Location:
In person.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
3 Cambridge, OH Cambridge, OH Full-time Full-time Estimated:
$30.
9K - $39.
1K a year Estimated:
$30.
9K - $39.
1K a year EMT's respond to emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate care to the critically ill and injured and transport the patient to a medical facility.
Must have a basic understanding of stress response and methods to ensure personal well-being.
EMT's must function within the scope of care as defined by state, regional and local regulatory agencies.
Principle Responsibilities Prior to initiating patient care, the EMT will assess scene to determine that the scene is safe and the mechanism of injury or nature of illness.
Request help if necessary.
In the absence of law enforcement, the EMT will create a safe traffic environment for the protection of the injured and those assisting in the care of the injured patient.
The EMT establishes priority for required emergency care and renders emergency medical and or trauma care to adults, children and infants based on assessment findings.
Duties include:
opening and maintaining an airway, ventilating patients, administering CPR providing pre hospital emergency medical care.
If a patient must be extricated form entrapment, the EMT assesses the extent of injury and gives all possible emergency care and protection to the entrapped patient and used the prescribed techniques and appliances for safely removing the patient.
If needed, radio the dispatcher for additional help or special rescue.
The EMT is responsible for lifting the stretcher and placing it in the ambulance and ensuring that the patient and stretcher are secured.
Continue medical care while enroute to the medical facility.
Clean and decontaminate ambulance after transporting or treating any patient with infectious disease.
Report infectious disease with relevant authorities.
Ensure medical supplies and equipment are replenished after treating each patient.
In addition to working patients, the EMT's must also work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and all community first responders.
Work within the Scope of their practice as outlined in the by State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire and Transportation Services Division of EMS, Ohio Department of Public Safety.
Education/Experience High school diploma or equivalent Valid state EMT Certification/EMS license CPR Certification Clean driving record One or more years of EMT experience preferred.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
The position requires significant physical strength and dexterity and the ability to function in very adverse environments with exposure to numerous safety risks typically found at emergency scenes.
STANDING/WALKING:
Frequently to continuously when responding to calls.
Optional while at rest.
This usually includes going to and from the emergency vehicle, getting patients from their locations, and rendering treatment.
Most walking would be for short distances, as emergency vehicles can get as close to the location as possible.
However, must also be able to run these same distances, in case of an emergency where time is of the essence.
Walking and running may vary, however, as the patient may be located inside a large, multi-floored facility.
Standing, walking and running could be on all types of surfaces, including but not limited to asphalt, cement, concrete, soft/packed dirt, linoleum, wood, hardwood floors, etc.
The individual must be able to go up and down slight inclines or declines that may be found at roadsides, agricultural areas, etc.
At a location, standing would occur more often than walking or running.
Standing would occur on the wide variety of surfaces mentioned above.
Standing could last from a few minutes to hours, depending on the situation.
Standing could occur in the standard erect position, the kneeling or squatting position, etc.
SITTING:
Frequently when responding to a location, the individual will sit in the emergency vehicle.
The emergency vehicles are equipped with a standard installed vehicle seat.
The time performing the sitting activity on a call would depend upon the specific situation.
LIFTING AND CARRYING:
Frequently required to lift and carry weights ranging from a few pounds to ten (10) pounds and above.
Occasionally required to lift and carry weights scaled at above 100 pounds or more.
Will need to lift and carry, with one team member, adult patients, lifting them from various positions (such as a bed or a chair) onto various patient movement devices, such as an ambulance stretcher, a stair chair, long back boards, etc.
, and then efficiently move them into an ambulance.
Other heavier objects in the high range category would be 5-foot tall, 10-inch diameter oxygen cylinders, and medical equipment boxes.
The oxygen cylinders can be made of quarter-inch steel and weigh up to 113 pounds.
The medical equipment boxes can weigh approximately fifty (50) pounds or more.
BENDING AND STOOPING:
Frequently throughout a work shift the individual will be required to bend in a range of 1 to 90 degrees.
The average situation will require the individual to work in a range of 35-to-65-degree bends.
This would involve lifting a patient, lifting equipment, treating a patient at ground level, sitting on a bench located in the ambulance.
This activity may be prolonged and last up to 30 minutes or more.
During any given call, the provider may bend and/or stoop 1 to 15 times per incident.
CROUCHING AND KNEELING:
Frequently.
Crouching and kneeling may be performed when on the scene picking up equipment or assisting patients.
The actual number of times this is done depends on the particular incident but may be up to 15 times for a duration up to 30 minutes or greater.
CLIMBING:
Occasionally.
This is required when climbing steps up and down with a patient on a stretcher or other device, and when entering or exiting the emergency vehicle.
Generally, the climbing would require lifting and carrying heavy objects such as a stretcher or other device with a patient on it.
Balancing may be required when backing down staircases.
REACHING:
Frequently to continuously throughout the work shift to review monitoring equipment, operate communication equipment, administer oxygen, and operate equipment.
May also be required to reach in precarious positions, such as in a vehicle, which has been crushed in an accident, or in other confined spaces.
If working inside the ambulance in route to a medical facility, will need to reach to access the patient and supplies.
Reaching will involve partial to full extension of the arms.
PUSHING AND PULLING:
Frequently.
The activities that would require the most force in pushing and pulling is when removing or returning a gurney to the emergency vehicle, with and without a patient on the gurney.
The weight required to push/pull will vary, depending on the weight on the gurney.
Slight pushing will be required if the incumbent is performing CPR, which can require repetitive pushing and may range from a few minutes to hours.
Pushing and pulling is required when operating and closing vehicle doors.
HANDLING OR GRASPING:
Continuously.
While working at any given location, continual bilateral gross manipulation is performed in this position.
This may be involved when:
opening/closing doors; and using, handling, carrying and/or operating medical equipment boxes that may weigh approximately fifty (50) pounds or more, stretcher rails, various handles attached to equipment, and tools.
The arm and hand must be able to perform al types of positions, including supination and pronation.
Hyperextension, extension and flexion of the fingers will be involved, ulnar and radial deviation, abduction and adduction of the hand and wrist will be required.
A wide variety of grasping will be required, such as cylindrical grasping, palmer grasping, hook grasping, tip grasping, lateral grasping and spherical grasping.
Work Environment:
Work is physically and emotionally demanding and requires the ability to multitask in crises and high stress situations.
EMT's should be compassionate and caring with great communication skills, a friendly and professional demeanor, and the ability to stay calm in stressful situations.
Location:
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center UA CALD BASE EXP Schedule:
Full Time, 24 hours on/48 hours off Job Type:
Full-time Work Location:
In person.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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