EMT Per -Diem

Respond to calls via ambulance, assessing patients and handling emergencies using Basic Life Support, CPR, and semi-automatic defibrillators. Stabilize injuries, manage environmental emergencies, and administer emergency medications per state and local protocols. Drive the ambulance to emergency sites, navigate traffic ordinances, and determine appropriate medical facilities for ongoing care. Communicate with dispatchers, gain scene access, extricate entrapped patients, and monitor vital signs. Report patient status and care provided to receiving facilities and medical control physicians. Maintain ambulance readiness, check equipment, clean contaminated supplies, and properly dispose of medical waste. Assist with patient lifting and loading, and work rotating shifts in transport, 911 EMS, or Dispatch units as needed.