EMT-Basic Special Events

In addition to supporting events, this position may assist with COVID -19 related duties.

Per Diem Requirements

Required to work 6 events within each six month period. The six month periods are defined as either January 1 – June 31 or July 1 – December 31.

Position Summary

Provides basic life support in a pre-hospital setting to patients who are ill and/or injured. This position mainly staffs local small and large-scale events. The EMT will make decisions to determine medical treatment based on the assessment of the patient in keeping with established scope and protocols; considering safety decisions; whether or not additional equipment and/or transportation needs should be initiated.

This position has contact with the public service agencies (fire, police, highway patrol) and ground ambulance personnel; patients and their families; and with various service groups for public relations and educational purposes.

Within this general framework, this position is accountable for the following functions:

• Provides emergent and non-emergent pre-hospital medical care as appropriate in accordance with scope and established protocols.
• Drives and operates ambulances and other company vehicles safely, in accordance with established emergency driving guidelines.
• Provide consistent, high quality prehospital care as outlined by the REMSA Standard of Care, Protocols, and accepted local and national treatment doctrines.
• Provide an exemplary, safe, professional demeanor at all times.
• Acts as a catalyst for absolute integrity, confidentiality, and competency with patients, their families, the public, other agencies, coworkers, and REMSA management.
• Maintain currency of all required certifications and licenses.
• Provide feedback to management for improvement of working conditions, patient care, and system performance.
• Responsible for timely, legible, highly accurate recordkeeping.
• Assumes the role as educator for the public, students, and coworkers.
• Cooperates with other members of the REMSA team, including management and co-workers.
• Must be able to work overtime as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/ Experience Requirements

• Current State of Nevada EMT certification required.
• Ability to obtain Ambulance Attendant License with the state of Nevada upon hire.
• Current AHA BLS/CPR certification required.
• Valid Driver’s license with a clean driving record required.
• Must possess excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Able to accept direct oversight from a Paramedic.
• Maintains a positive working attitude.
• Self-starter requiring little oversight.
• Must be adaptable to change and able to function in a team-based management structure.
• Must be able to work overtime as required.

Supervision Exercised

Exercises no supervision.

Physical Effort/Working Conditions

This position will require mostly field work; staffing events, driving company vehicles and ambulances, and attending to patients in a variety of environments. Will be required to perform under adverse working conditions. The incumbent is required to lift over 100 pounds as many as 20 times daily. Must be able to walk, stoop, climb, twist, bend, run, sit, squat, kneel, and work in awkward positions when moving patients from all types of locations and within the ambulance. Must wear company uniform, and protective clothing and equipment for all weather situations and air borne, and blood and body fluid exposure. Hazards may include being in an ambulance driving red lights and sirens, dealing with confused and agitated patients, exposure to adverse conditions and trauma scenes, exposure to unknown diseases and working in a restricted area. Additionally, the candidate will be required to perform various lifts and transfers of patients who may require the use of one or more of the following items: gurney, scoop stretcher or backboard, stair chair, wheel chair, neonate isolet, and possibly a two-person manual transfer. Essential job tasks are defined as follows:

• Independent lift and carry for 100 feet of essential medical response equipment (i.e., first out bag, oxygen duffel, and cardiac monitor)
• Lift one end of a patient laden gurney from mid level to high level.
• Lift one end of a patient laden scoop stretcher or backboard from ground level to mid level gurney.
• Lift and pivot one end of a patient laden scoop stretcher or backboard over chest height obstacle.
• Carry one end of patient laden scoop stretcher or backboard up and down stairs.
• “Sit-pick” transfer of patient from chair to gurney.
• Lift, carry, and wheel patient laden “stair chair” up and down stairs.
• Lift one end of patient laden scoop stretcher or backboard to head height.
• Push patient laden neonate isolet up 45° ramp into ambulance.
• Driving an ambulance and other emergency vehicles.