WellSpan Health
Summary
Schedule & Location:
Full-Time: 80 hours, biweekly
Newmanstown, PA
Job Description:
Under the general supervision of the Coordinator – Pre-Hospital Services or Regional Manager Pre-Hospital Services, responds to EMS calls and performs a variety of functions related to patients in accordance with appropriate rules, regulations, and protocols, according to PA DOH EMS Act and scope of practice.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responds to EMS calls whether emergency or routine transport, observes safety policies and operates an emergency vehicle with due regard for others.
- Provides health care instruction/education to patient and family members.
- Prepares patients for scheduled procedures and assists in patient assessment.
Qualifications:
- Minimum Experience:
- 3 – 6 months
- Required Certification:
- Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) OR Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) certification in PA; BLS certification
- Required Courses:
- Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course
- Physical Demands:
- Frequent prolonged standing/walking
- Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients
- Lifts supplies/equipment
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Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching
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