Emergency Medical Technician

Job Description

• Ensures both personnel and vehicle readiness and availability to respond to accident or sudden illness or emergencies.

• Responds to the medical emergency calls, drives to the scene and provides basic life support to the victims before they are transported to the hospital. 

• Evaluates the nature and extent of illness/injury to determine the right course of actions. Conduct patient assessment, including interpretation of ECG.

• Provides medical aid such as AED, CPR, prevents spinal damage, ventilation, control severe bleeding; prevent shock, bandaging wounds, etc., to stabilize their condition. 

• Administration of activated charcoal, oral glucose and oxygen. 

• Constantly assesses the patient enroute to the emergency facility, administers additional care as indicated or directed by medical control. 

• Maintains vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenishes first-aid equipment and supplies. 

• Restocks all supplies in the ambulance and replace used blankets, linens and other supplies. 

• Cleans all equipment following appropriate disinfecting protocols.

• Continuously reassures the patient enroute to the emergency facility. 

• Assists all EMT paramedics in efficient advance life support care system. 

• Performs direct illness/injury assessment, provides basic emergency pre-hospital patient  care to the ill and injured prior to and during ambulance transfer, and transfer of information to receiving facility. 

• Maintains operational and functional readiness of ambulance unit, medical and other equipment, to ensure continuum of emergency services. 

• Works closely with communications officers, field supervisors, emergency department and other hospital personnel, the police dep't., the fire dep't., and other individuals, to deliver basic emergency and non-emergency medical services to the general public.