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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio

About this job

Job Summary:

Provides immediate medical treatment to injured or ill patients on-site and/or during transport to hospital.

Responsibilities:

* Maintains equipment.

* Assesses nature and extent of illness/injury and patient's history from available sources.

* Determines appropriate independent or collaborative response.

* Administers appropriate emergency medical care including life support procedures, decontamination protocols, obtaining EKG readings and vital statistics monitoring.

* May perform fluid/drug administration.

* Communicates with medical personnel at hospital.

* Reports or records observations.

* Follows directives until report and hand-off at hospital.

* Navigates ambulance to scene of accident in response to emergency calls.

* Other duties as assigned.

Education:

* Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program.

Certifications:

* Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in the current State; Current Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.

* Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) preferred.

* Current valid State Driver's License (VDL) preferred.

* State licensure if required by state law.

Complexity of Work:

* Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

* Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

* One year experience as a EMT-P preferred.

* Clinical experience through a EMS Paramedic Training program required.

Physical Requirements:

* Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.

* Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

* Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

* Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.