EMT-B - Level I / Casual - JamestownUPMC

ALSTAR EMS is seeking a Casual EMT to join their team at our Dunkirk, NY ambulance station. This is a private ambulance company servicing Chautauqua County for over 30 years. If you are a team-oriented professional who responds with the highest level of patient care, integrity.

Responsibilities:

• Check vehicle per part 800 standards beginning each shift.

• Operate assigned vehicle safely during driving, parking and in emergency mode.

• Safely transport wheel-stretcher bound patients as necessary.

• Complete billing forms and PCRs in a timely fashion

• Responds to assigned calls in a timely fashion

• Ensure cleanliness of quarters, vehicle and patient equipment.

• Ensure safety of vehicle occupants with proper restraints.

• Provide treatment at BLS level according to state protocol.

• Assures restocking of basic supplies and equipment.

• Is able to function at scenes appropriately as a member of a team.

• Uses proper radio etiquette and procedures.

• Functions appropriately in charge of patient care for those not requiring ALS.

• Proactively works to improve services and results and takes initiative to identify opportunities for improvement and implements accordingly.

• Demonstrates and delivers quality customer service to internal and external customers, always keeping patient/customer satisfaction a priority.

• Provides patient care and/or generates work results that are thorough, accurate, orderly and value-added consistent with hospital policies and procedures.

• Anticipates internal and/or external customer needs and facilitates meeting those needs.

Ability to render professional basic emergency care in accordance with N.Y.S basic protocol standards.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Must complete ICS-100, NIMS700 and HAZMAT Awareness (Post 9/11/2001) training within 6 months of hire.

Must complete ICS-100, NIMS700 and HAZMAT Awareness (Post 9/11/2001) training within 6 months of hire/transfer.

BLS required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration due upon hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Driver's License

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Certification IS-100

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Certification IS-700

• Hazardous Materials Certificate

• NY Mandated Reporter Training

• NYS Staff Exclusion List (NYSEL)

• NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse (NYSCR)

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran