An EMT, or Emergency Medical Technician, responds to emergency situations by stabilizing patients before taking them to a medical care facility.
Their main duties include:
Transporting patients to hospitals
Driving emergency vehicles safely and responsibly
Quickly responding to calls made by Dispatchers
Job Responsibilities include:
Operates an emergency medical vehicle.
Lifts, carries, and transports injured, sick or incapacitated persons from residential or accident scenes to medical facilities.
Provides emergency medical treatment to injured, sick, or incapacitated persons.
Communicates with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facilities to obtain instructions regarding treatment and to arrange for reception of victims at medical treatment facilities.
Obtains information from persons involved, examines victims and determines nature, extent, or magnitude of illness or injury to establish emergency medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance.
Administers prescribed emergency medical care at sites of emergency or in specially equipped vehicles according to established medical protocols.
Applies splints; administers oxygen or medication within scope of practice; treats and bandages wounds and performs CPR other basic life support procedures.
Stabilizes, immobilizes, lifts and moves victims from scene of accident or catastrophe.
Collect and record the patient's demographic information which includes their name, DOB, address, phone number, and insurance information in the ePCR.
Operates a specially equipped emergency medical vehicle in an assigned geographic area to respond to accidents or catastrophes and to transport injured or ill persons to a medical facility Inspects specially equipped emergency vehicle; cleans equipment to ensure its safe operation; and replenishes medical supplies, fuel, and fluids.
