Area Manager - Knoxville TN
On-siteKnoxville, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Manage patient care activities, prepare and analyze data, and operate EMS equipment such as blood pressure cuffs and EKG machines while frequently communicating with patients, providers, and facility staff. Exchange accurate information in high-paced, stressful environments and function indoors or outdoors with temperature changes. Lift more than 200 lbs with assistance to move patients on backboards or load stretchers into ambulances, and occasionally move about inside the office to access files and machinery. Maintain a valid State EMS license, driver's license, and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Management or equivalent and five years of EMS management experience.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree (Business Management or equivalent preferred)
- 5 years of EMS related Management Experience
- active/valid State EMS License at the EMT, EMT-I, AEMT, or Paramedic level
- valid Driver's License
- good driving record
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
- Ability to function in an environment with temperature changes, indoors and or outdoors
- Ability to learn technical material related to job duties
- Ability to work in a noisy environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Must be able to talk constantly, both in person and on the phone
- Must have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: patient care activities, preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection of small writing and/or operation of office machines and EMS related equipment
- Must be able to speak English constantly
- Must be able to read English
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position constantly (approximately 80% of the time)
- Must be able to type or write constantly (approximately 15% of the time)
- Must be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Must be able to occasionally move about in the ambulance to access the patient, provide patient care and retrieve and use equipment
- Ability to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, postage meter, phone, scanner, fax machine and computer printer
- Ability to operate EMS equipment such as blood pressure cuff, glucometer, EKG machine, pulse oximeter, etc.
- Frequently communicates with patients, EMS providers, hospital and facility staff. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
- Must be able to bend, kneel, crouch, push, pull, reaching, lifting, squat, twist, carrying and climb stairs to access a patient and or equipment inside cramped spaces such as the back of an ambulance
- Must be able to routinely lift more than 200 lbs. with assistance, from ground level to move or manipulate a patient on a backboard or load a patient and stretcher into an ambulance
- Must be able to grasp paperwork and small equipment such as glucose test strips
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