EMT

Location:

Redfield, SD

Worker Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

As Needed (United States of America)

Position Highlights

Job Summary: To provide quality emergency medical service in a rapid, safe, efficient manner to all patients requesting our services. EMT’s must live in Redfield or stay in town when on call.

 

Essential Job Functions:

• To maintain current certification and/or licensures as required for your level of training
• To be familiar with the operation of the equipment and vehicles you will be working with
• To be able to provide at the minimum, BLS service
• To maintain patient confidentiality
• To be able to work as a team with your partner and outside services; i.e. fire departments, law enforcement, disaster teams
• To be able to provide safe, efficient, quality medical care in extreme conditions
• Must live in Redfield or stay in town when on call

 

Marginal Job Functions:

• Accurately filling out trip reports
• Fueling and restocking after runs
• Cleaning and disinfecting the ambulance

 

Essential Physical Demands:

• Lifting is a requirement of this position. Must be able to lift safely at least 70 lbs. Sometimes much more
• Must be able to be awakened at all hours and respond quickly and safely

 

Work Environment: Ranges from safe, warm environment to any extreme condition. Personal safety is stressed at all times

 

Equipment Used to Perform Job: Equipment is provided in our ambulances. Must be familiar with the equipment used at your particular level of training

 

Mental Requirements:

☐ Reading, simple                                ☐ Spatial                                 ☐ Tending

☒ Reading, complex                             ☐ Form                                    ☒ Precision working

☐ Writing, simple                                ☐ Clerical                                ☒ Follow instructions

☒ Writing, complex                              ☐ Compiling                            ☒ Influence others

☒ Math skills, simple                           ☒ Coordinating                        ☒ Time requirement

☐ Math skills, complex                         ☒ Analyzing                            ☒ Memorization

☐ Tasks, simple                                   ☐ Synthesizing                         ☒ Problem solving

☒ Tasks, complex                                ☐ Supervising                          ☒ Independent judgment

☒ Driving                                            ☒ Instructing                            ☒ Decision making

 

Potential Job Stressors:

• Time, close working conditions, maintaining certifications, working with patients that are ill, intoxicated, high, abusive, threatening, dying, or other conditions and these could be family members.
• Missing family functions

Education:  

• Minimum of EMT-B Certification

 

Experience:

• Preferred