EMT Advanced

Pafford EMS is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Advanced Life Support Specialist to join our team. As an EMT Advanced, you will be responsible for providing critical care to patients in emergency situations, working closely with our team to ensure the highest level of patient care.

• Provide Advanced Life Support to patients in emergency situations, including medical evaluation, treatment, and stabilization.
• Respond to emergency rescue situations, including potential loss of life or bodily injury.
• Maintain control, manage, and direct patient care at the scene of a pre-hospital emergency.
• Provide training and instruction to lesser-trained personnel.
• Perform other duties as required.

• High School Diploma or GED required, Associate's Degree or advanced degree preferred.
• Unrestricted AEMT licensure/certification.
• CPR for the Healthcare Provider (AHA, ASHI, ECSI).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Unrestricted state driver's license.
• Certification in ICS 100 & 200, 300 & 400 preferred but not required.
• Certification in FEMA IS-800.
• NIMS 700.
• CEVO or EVOC upon date of hire.

• Good knowledge of street systems, addresses, and physical layout of the area.
• Good ability to perform technical medical skills with a high degree of accuracy.
• Understand and effectively deal with emotional and medical needs of victims of injuries, acute illnesses, or psychological emergencies.
• Maintain a professional and objective approach to the care of ill or injured persons.
• Learn new concepts in rescue and medical skills and techniques and in pre-hospital care.
• Perform a variety of limited mechanical work involved in the use, testing, and maintenance of rescue and medical equipment.
• Direct the work of, and teach other personnel.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions and orders.
• Maintain a professional attitude when representing the Company.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, assisting agencies, hospital personnel, and the general public.
• Drive and operate emergency ambulance units.
• Author reports with narrative and numeric information.

The work requires the incumbent to operate emergency medical vehicles, move medical equipment, and extract injured persons from a wide variety of situations. Situations can involve vehicular, industrial, and residential accidents, injuries, or illnesses and occur anywhere in our coverage area. At times, the work requires movement over various types of terrain, including hilly, steep, rocky, rough, and/or wet/slippery surfaces.

The incumbent must be able to carry or help carry someone from the site of the injury to the mode of transportation (vehicle/helicopter) and attend the injured party to the hospital. In order to perform a physical assessment of the injured party, the incumbent must see, hear, and communicate with the injured party.

Incumbents will be issued and must wear Company-issued uniforms while on duty, and are responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of uniforms, as well as all issued equipment.

Incumbents are required to carry a Company-issued pager/radio at all times in order to receive immediate notification of an assignment.