Emergency Medical Technician/Firefighter

Job Title

Emergency Medical Technician/Firefighter

Essential Job Functions

• Applies basic life support skills to triage, rescue, treat, and transport injured or ill persons
• Responds to medical emergencies
• Provides patient care functions
• Directs medical activities at multiple patient scenes or mass casualty incidents until relieved by qualified supervisor; performs triage, coordinates medical transportation of the sick and injured
• Protects property from water and smoke
• Responds to fire alarms and other emergency calls
• Leads out hose line, selects and operates hose nozzle, depending on type of fire, and directs stream of water or chemicals onto fire
• Other related duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year of experience as an EMT Basic

Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed Emergency Medical Technician
• Licensed Firefighter

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the appropriate scope of care as defined by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, and Alcorn State University EMS policies and procedures
• Knowledge of stress response and methods to ensure personal well being
• Knowledge of body substance isolation
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and interpersonal
• Ability to effectively deal with trauma and serious illness in emergency situations
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to exercise sound independent judgment
• Ability to anticipate/identify problems, taking initiative to prevent/correct them
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of personnel
• Ability to operate specially equipped emergency vehicles to specified locations at a safe and controlled speed, in accordance with federal, state and local law, regulations and standards
• Ability to maintain accurate records
• Ability to handle telephone communications professionally and efficiently with careful regard to the divulgence of information