EMS - Advanced

POSITION TITLE:

Emergency Medical Technician –Advanced

POSITION IDENTIFICATION

Reports to: Supervisor

Employees Supervised/Directed: None

POSITION PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

Under the ambulance Chief and NAAS officers, the ideal Emergency Medical Technician -Advanced ("employee") will perform duties associated with providing rescue services and emergency medical care to the sick and injured in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and NAAS policies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General Responsibilities

The employee must possess and apply knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of a rescuer and Emergency Medical Technician - Advanced, in a dignified and compassionate manner, including but not limited to:

• Responding to an emergency efficiently and promptly;

• Administering basic and advanced life support to patients at the scene, en route to the hospital, and in a pre-hospital setting, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and standards, and in accordance with NAAS policies and guidelines;

• Assessing the nature and extent of injury or illness to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed;

• Rescuing and extricating victims of accidents, sudden illness or  entrapment using proper rescue and medical techniques;

• Treating patients at the scene, en route to the hospital, and in a pre-hospital setting, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and standards, and in accordance with NAAS policies, rules, and guidelines;
• Effectively communicating with professional medical personnel and treatment facilities to obtain instructions regarding further treatment and/or to arrange reception of patients to the appropriate center;
• Maintaining order at scenes, including crowd dispersement and restraint of family and friends;
• Completing patient care forms, insurance forms, evaluation forms, and all other forms in a competent and timely fashion;
• Adhere to and follow all Policies and Procedures concerning safety and contamination by bloodborne pathogens; and
• Educate and /or train squad personnel, EMS trainees and the public.

Job Responsibilities Related to Patient Privacy

The employee must perform all job responsibilities in a manner that protects patient privacy:

1. The employee is expected to protect the privacy of all patient information in accordance with NAAS's privacy policies, procedures, and practices, as required by federal and state law, and in accordance with general principles of professionalism as a health care provider.  Failure to comply with NAAS's Policies and Procedures on patient privacy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or of membership or association with NAAS.
2. The employee may access protected health information and other patient information only to the extent that is necessary to complete your job duties.  The employee may only share such information with those who have a need to know specific patient information you have in your possession to complete their job responsibilities related to treatment,