Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B)

County Of Clay • Hayesville, NC

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About The Position

The Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) position at Clay County EMS is a part-time role focused on providing emergency medical care and life support at the Basic Level. The EMT-B will respond to emergency calls, transport patients, and perform necessary medical procedures to stabilize patients before and during transport to medical facilities.

Requirements

• Certification by the State of North Carolina as an EMT at the Basic Level.
• Ability to obtain certifications such as Basic Life Support, International Trauma Life Support, and Advanced Stroke Life Support within established timeframes.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to physically perform basic life operational functions, including very heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally.

Nice To Haves

• Willingness to attend in-service classes to maintain certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as operator of emergency medical unit responding to calls for assistance and transport patients to medical facilities.
• Administer basic level of life support techniques and procedures based on patient assessment.
• Gather patient medical and insurance information from patients, family members, or bystanders and input into the computer.
• Complete necessary records and reports for emergency calls, including information for billing documentation and legal accountability.
• Administer paramedic level of life support techniques and procedures based on patient assessment, including drawing blood and administering approved medications.
• Initiate intravenous fluids and perform pulmonary ventilation as needed.
• May serve as senior staff on an assigned shift.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: No Education Listed