What are the responsibilities and job description for the Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) position at Minnie Hamilton Health System?
Minnie Hamilton Healthcare System
POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
EMT-Basic
DEPARTMENT: EMERGENCY/AMBULANCE TRANSPORT
REPORTS TO : GROUND TEAM LEADER
BASIC PURPOSE: Provides non-invasive interventions with minimal equipment to stabilize patients on the scene and during transport to the hospital.
Provides direct patient care utilizing Basic Life Support (BLS) protocols. Identifies and meets the patient’s needs in compliance with BLS protocols and/or Medical Command orders. Administers and maintains medications and procedures under BLS protocols and/or Medical Command orders. EMT’s are responsible for providing life support care up to their certification level. All employees are responsible for communicating appropriately, ensuring the readiness of vehicles and equipment, maintaining uniforms and stations, attending training, and following safety and medical guidelines.
Certified EMTs may perform all procedures and administer all medications contained in the current 6000 Series WV EMS System Protocols.
“Organizational Excellence” and our corporate values, INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT, and COMMUNITY. We accept nothing less.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Current certification as an Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B)
2. 1-5 years experience in some form of clinical setting in a Health Care environment is preferred
3. Current certificate in Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
4. An understanding of medical terminology
5. Current or Valid WV drivers license
6. EVOC certificate
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This description does not state or imply that the duties, essential functions, and job requirements are the ONLY parameters for this position. Employees are required to follow job related instruction and perform other job related activities requested by their supervisor.
All requirements are subject to possible modification in order to provide a reasonable accommodation to individual with physical or mental disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant to the health and safety of themselves, the patients or other associates.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. 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. Ability to lift, push, pull and transfer patients of high weights with limited resources.
2. Ability to twist upper body while moving patients and/or equipment.
3. Ability to stand, walk, climb, balance, reach, stoop, bend, crawl and crouch for extended time periods. 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 any number of times per incident.
4. Ability to adapt to rapidly changing and potentially extreme environmental conditions.
5. Ability to smell and identify odors.
6. Ability to use close, distant, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and visual focus.
7. Ability to clearly hear and interpret voice, two-way radio and telephone communication.
MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
EMT-Basic
DEPARTMENT: EMERGENCY/AMBULANCE TRANSPORT
REPORTS TO : GROUND TEAM LEADER
BASIC PURPOSE: Provides non-invasive interventions with minimal equipment to stabilize patients on the scene and during transport to the hospital.
Provides direct patient care utilizing Basic Life Support (BLS) protocols. Identifies and meets the patient’s needs in compliance with BLS protocols and/or Medical Command orders. Administers and maintains medications and procedures under BLS protocols and/or Medical Command orders. EMT’s are responsible for providing life support care up to their certification level. All employees are responsible for communicating appropriately, ensuring the readiness of vehicles and equipment, maintaining uniforms and stations, attending training, and following safety and medical guidelines.
Certified EMTs may perform all procedures and administer all medications contained in the current 6000 Series WV EMS System Protocols.
“Organizational Excellence” and our corporate values, INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENT, and COMMUNITY. We accept nothing less.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Current certification as an Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B)
2. 1-5 years experience in some form of clinical setting in a Health Care environment is preferred
3. Current certificate in Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
4. An understanding of medical terminology
5. Current or Valid WV drivers license
6. EVOC certificate
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This description does not state or imply that the duties, essential functions, and job requirements are the ONLY parameters for this position. Employees are required to follow job related instruction and perform other job related activities requested by their supervisor.
All requirements are subject to possible modification in order to provide a reasonable accommodation to individual with physical or mental disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant to the health and safety of themselves, the patients or other associates.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. 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. Ability to lift, push, pull and transfer patients of high weights with limited resources.
2. Ability to twist upper body while moving patients and/or equipment.
3. Ability to stand, walk, climb, balance, reach, stoop, bend, crawl and crouch for extended time periods. 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 any number of times per incident.
4. Ability to adapt to rapidly changing and potentially extreme environmental conditions.
5. Ability to smell and identify odors.
6. Ability to use close, distant, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and visual focus.
7. Ability to clearly hear and interpret voice, two-way radio and telephone communication.
MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have the ability to perform concentrated and complex mental activity with frequent involvement in complex and highly technical situations.
- Must have the ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions, and must be capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
- Must have the ability to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific principles, and also be able to collaborate with other multi-disciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion.
- Must have the ability to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
- Must have effective reading and comprehension skills.
- Must have strong communication skills, written and verbal.
- Must have math skills for calculation of medications.
- Must be able to work flexible hours
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MECHANICAL CONDITIONS: The EMT delivers transport services under the stresses of ground transport, with frequent exposure to blood/body fluids, in sometimes hazardous conditions, near moving mechanical parts and within high noise environments.
1. Exposure to body fluids, human tissues, contagious diseases, sharps, and explosive gases.
2. Exposure to cleaning agents and disinfectants.
3. Exposure to toxic gas, fumes, and odors.
4. Exposure to high stress and constant interruptions.
5. Exposure to electrical current.
6. Exposure to radiation from x-rays.
EQUIPMENT USED: This must be considered only a representative, partial list, since equipment changes may occur at any time.
BP Cuff, Thermometer, Ace Wraps, Personal Protective Devices, Glucometer, Pulse Oximeter.
SKILLS
- Demonstrates capabilities of use of computer, electronic health records, documenting required data, vital signs, health problems, med list, chronic disease measures
- Promptly responds to instructions from a dispatcher and drives and operates specially equipped emergency vehicles to specified locations at a safe and controlled speed in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations and standards.
- Works with care team in order to facilitate transfer in compliance with transfer standard:
- Assists the patient/family in preparing patient for transfer.
- Notifies Medical Command of transport and gives verbal report. Evaluate the risks and benefits of an emergent transport (lights and siren). Consult Medical Command to determine best mode of transport and appropriate destination.
- Documents transfer and appropriate EMTALA requirements.
- In a timely manner, reports safety concerns and hazardous conditions.
- Perform patient assessment and documents findings.
- Maintain patient electronic file; recording in a timely and comprehensive manner all relevant care information and updating the Medical Command, as needed, regarding a patient’s condition and plan of care. Documentation will include all care and interventions when appropriate.
- Carry out standing orders set forth by ALS protocols to maintain compliance with established guidelines to meet the patient’s needs.
- Participate in education and/or activities that are available to maintain certification and improve practical skills for improving health outcomes for the patient.
- Individual performing the principle duties of EMT-B- must have access to and protect the confidentiality of patient health information necessary to conduct care management.
- Reports observed changes in patient condition to Medical Command.
- Reports abnormalities in vital signs to Medical Command and provider.
- Assists with all aspects of patient care, using assessment and practical skills.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, education level and related criteria for the •adult, •geriatric, and •pediatric patient per the established age-specific standard.
- Documents fully and accurately in EHR
- Maintains accurate records of ambulance equipment and other emergency equipment and/or personnel dispatched to each emergency and non-emergency request and other operation and administrative data as required to maintain the operational continuity of the organization and as directed by leaders.
- Uses process including assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluation to meet the patient’s physical and psychological needs.
- Ensures privacy and demonstrates concerns for patient dignity in performing ca
- Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
- Completes assignments in a timely manner.
- Works as a team member according to the standard.
- Identifies and meet as appropriate psychosocial needs of patients.
- Attends and actively participates in pre-mission briefings and post-mission debriefings.
- Receives requests for emergency and non-emergency ambulance service and other duties related to communication via two-way radio and other communication devices.
- Relays critical information to the appropriate staff regarding patient condition.
- Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to patient rights.
- Maintains patient confidentiality according to communication standard.
- Uses equipment appropriately in order to maintain flow of information.
- Assures that vehicles are in good working condition at all times, are properly maintained and stocked, have all necessary equipment in good working order at all time.
- Cleans, organizes and restocks vehicles in a ready condition after each transport.
- Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.
- Charges all chargeable supplies for patient
- Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with safety policies and procedures
- Calls code and initiates CPR until help arrives.
- Attends to other patients and families
- Clears room of excess furniture
- Attends to other patients and families
- Maintains a current CPR card.
