Emergency Medical Technician - Advanced NMC healthcare LLC

Job Description

2.1 Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) responds to emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate care to the critically ill and injured patient, and to transport the patient to a medical facility.
2.2 Ensures both personnel and vehicle readiness and availability to respond to accident or sudden illness or emergencies.

Responsibilities

3.1 Responds to medical and surgical emergency calls, accompany the ambulance driver to the scene and provides basic life support to the victims before they are transported to the hospital.
3.2 Evaluates the nature and extent of illness or injury to determine the right course of actions. Conduct patient assessment, including interpretation of ECG.
3.3 Provides medical aid such as AED, CPR, prevention of spinal damage, airway and ventilation management, control severe bleeding, prevent shock, bandaging wounds, and splinting fractures, in order to stabilize the patient’s condition.
3.4 Administration of activated charcoal, oral glucose and oxygen as per hospital guidelines.
3.5 Continued assessment of the patient during transport to the emergency facility, and the administration of additional care to the patient as indicated or directed by medical control.
3.6 Maintains operational and functional readiness of medical equipment, consumables and drugs as per daily and monthly ambulance checklists.
3.7 Restock all supplies in the ambulance and replaces used blankets, linens and other supplies.
3.8 Cleans all equipment following appropriate disinfecting protocols.
3.9 Continuously reassures the patient during transfer to the emergency facility.

3.10 Works closely with communication officers, field supervisors, emergency department and other hospital personnel, the police department, the fire department, and other individuals, to deliver basic emergency and non-emergency medical services to the public.
3.11 Respond to calls from communication dispatcher, use appropriate radio communication skills and read and interpret GPS maps.
3.12 Assists in lifting, carrying, transporting patients to ambulance and to a medical facility, reassuring patients and bystanders, avoiding mishandling patient and undue haste, and to provide additional emergency care following established protocols.
3.13 Assists and conducts medical events, home and hotel visits as per hospital guidelines and policies.
3.14 Follow established departmental policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, safety, environmental, and infection control standards in the performance of duties.