Paramedic
Hour-based
ONET: 29-2043.00
2
Years
Classroom instruction topics
- Vital Care EMS Apprentice Orientation
- Company Policies and Procedures
- Safety / Team Meetings
- In-Service Classes
- Classwork and Exam Study & Tutoring (Optional)
- Paramedic Certification - Training and Exam
On-the-job training
- Abides by Vital Care EMS policies and procedures; Comply with Corporate Compliance requirements and Appearance, Grooming, and Uniform policies at all times.
- Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
- Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
- Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as oral, tracheal, or sterile suction for airway management, intubation, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
- Observe, record, and report to physician and/or receiving ER staff the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Drive ambulance to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
- Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
- Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under approved clinical operating guidelines or medical direction.
- Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
- Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
- Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish medical equipment and supplies.
- Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
- Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
- Comfort and reassure patients.
- Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
- Practice cleanliness with Base and ambulance and emergency equipment in clean, operating condition.
- Write patient reports, ambulance service bills and other pertinent paperwork in accordance with Vital Care EMS paperwork policies and procedures.
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