Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 Responds to all requests for emergency and non-emergency services including, but not limited to, medical transportation, medical emergencies, stand-bys and administers life saving measures as defined by State Department of Health and Senior Services Emergency Medical Protocol for a certified Emergency Medical Technician in Basic Life Support (BLS).  Maintains vehicles, facilities and equipment as directed.  Performs assigned responsibilities in accordance with established protocols and procedures, with close to moderate supervision, depending on experience and the task performed.  In emergency situations performs duties where quick and sound decisions must be made, and where incorrect decision or action could result in serious risk of physical harm to self and co-workers, harm to other individuals, costly damage to equipment, increased property loss or detrimental public view of the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Respond to medical transportation requests and emergency medical care calls as assigned for assistance to sick or injured people and treat them according to Basic Life Support guidelines, including use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
• Drive and operate all organization vehicles as qualified and appropriate to the scene of the incident or service request.
• Perform daily equipment tests and upkeep tasks to keep all equipment and vehicles in state of readiness for service requests.  Perform routine equipment maintenance, such as checking fluids, hoses, and air pressure, and making corrections.  For mechanical maintenance and repair, report to Battalion Chief.  Recommend modifications and fabrication for equipment, to better carry needed equipment.
• Participate in pre-planning tactics to improve service provisions.
• As directed, participate in training classes and exercises to maintain and upgrade knowledge, skills and certification.
• Perform work in accordance with all safety policies and procedures, including the protocols for infection control.
• Wash equipment and perform facility maintenance, such as washing windows, washing and waxing floors, cleaning kitchen utensils and equipment, and doing laundry as may be necessary.  Perform grounds maintenance, such as cutting grass, collecting debris, trimming and watering as may be required.
• On occasion, may make public presentations, conduct tours of the facility, or assist in presenting training classes for other staff, volunteers, community groups, or personnel from other organizations.
• As directed, Use computers to enter data and generate reports, and maintain necessary manual and computer records.
• Participate in off-duty rotation call-back for standby and special calls.

 Additional Job Functions:

• May perform portions of the work of higher classified positions occasionally, as assigned.

 Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in widely diverse environments depending on situational demands.  When driving emergency medical vehicles in response to calls, must navigate all kinds of road conditions at a steady speed and reacting quickly to other drivers’ response to the emergency vehicle and siren.  At site of medical emergency or medical transport, depending on the type of situation, hazards potentially encountered include possible explosion of automobile or gasoline spill, broken glass, traffic passing scene of incident, difficult and dark terrain, guard dogs and pets, needle sticks, and exposure to contagious and infectious disease, including hepatitis and HIV, requiring strict adherence to protocols for infection control and PPE.  Additionally, work may involve exposure to weather conditions, all types of terrain, slippery surfaces, hazardous materials, chemicals, toxic fumes and smoke.

 Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Excellent communications skills, for example, to calm individuals experiencing a medical emergency, handle abusive behavior, create public trust, give and receive information on the radio under emergency situations, and provide informational presentations about the organization.
• Ability to read, and interpret a variety of technical materials, including manuals and periodicals.
• Ability to write clear and concise reports.
• Ability to read, understand, speak and write the English language.
• Computer skills sufficient to enter data and generate reports.
• Mechanical aptitude sufficient to do basic repairs and fabrications to maintain the operation of all organization equipment.
• Ability to handle a high level of personal stress, and to maintain composure and control of self and the situation, under a variety of adverse conditions, including verbal and physical abuse, witnessing death and critical injuries and experiencing risk of personal harm.  Must cope with situations firmly, courteously, tactfully, and with respect for all the rights of citizens.
• Ability to perform duties and maintain personal conduct, attitude, and appearance that conform with strict policies, procedures, and discipline, within a “chain of command” management system.
• Ability to work as a reliable team member, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and others outside the organization, such as hospital staff, police, firefighters and other emergency services personnel.
• Ability to memorize and recall detail, such as names, faces, addresses, incidents, and identification of objects.
• Considerable knowledge of the geography of the area, and travel routes to various hospitals within the Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia regions.

Experience/Education:

• Must have current valid EMT-B certification as issued/recognized by the State of New Jersey and maintain that certification.
• Must possess a valid New Jersey State Driver’s license.
• Must satisfactorily complete Coaching the Emergency Vehicle Operator course (CEVO) or approved equal within 12 months of membership commencement.
• Following a membership offer, must satisfactorily pass an examination by a licensed physician to ensure that no physical, emotional, sensory or mental conditions exist, which could adversely affect performances of duties, personal safety, or safety of others.
• Must consent to investigation of background and of driving and police records prior to membership and meet organization standards in those areas.
• Must be able to satisfactorily complete required Incident Command and Hazardous Materials training within 12 months of membership commencement.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the member is regularly required to stand, use both hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell.

• Physical strength and ability to perform intermittently very heavy labor strenuous work for short and/or extended periods of time under possibly dangerous and uncomfortable conditions, often while wearing bulky protective gear, including respirators.  Very heavy strenuous labor is defined as, for example, exerting force sufficient to lift and carry up to 200 pounds of body weight and occasionally, as a team member, to lift and maneuver onto a gurney body weight up to 600 pounds, or as necessary lift whatever weight is required to handle the emergency or service request.  Often the lifting must be done in spaces where use of correct lifting techniques is not possible.
• Physical stamina and ability to perform physical activities such as climb up and down stairs, climb ladders, crawl into confined spaces, carry heavy and bulky equipment and sustain this activity for the duration of the emergency or service request without interruption while wearing bulky protective gear.
• While performing the duties of this job, the member is regularly required to stand, use both hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
• The member frequently is required to walk.
• The member is occasionally required to sit.
• The member must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Hearing ability sufficient, for example, to use stethoscope to assess heart and lung sounds where ambient noise is a factor and to communicate with team members and use portable radio while wearing a respirator.

 

 NOTICE:The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job.  All members with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Chief to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job.  A member with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if he/she can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

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