Humboldt County Memorial Hospital

Employee Job Description

Job Title: Ambulance EMT/ERT/Driver

Primary Function and Relationship to Total Organization: To respond to calls to provide efficient and immediate care to the ill and injured and to safely transport to a medical facility.

Reports to: Jordan Erie, EMS Leader

Supervises: None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Respond to 911 calls for emergency medical assistance, ranging from bandaging a wound to life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Follow guidelines that you learned in training and that you received from on-the-job
Do an on the spot assessment of the patient’s condition and determine a proper course of treatment
Use backboards and restraints to immobilize patients and secure them in the ambulance for transport
Help transfer patients to the emergency department of a healthcare facility and report their observations and first aid treatment to the taking-over hospital staff
Create a patient care report, documenting the medical care given to the patient at the scene and en-route to the hospital
Replace used supplies and check or clean equipment after use
Operate within HCMH approved policy and procedures and the Iowa Scope of Practice

Physical & Mental Requirements: Risk of exposure to contagious diseases and bodily fluids and psychologically unstable people. They need to be physically fit. Ability to handle stressful situations.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED BY ESSENTIAL AND MARGINAL TASKS

	TASK	X		TASK	X
1.	Heavy lifting, 45 lbs. & over	x	19.	Pushing	x
2.	Moderate lifting, 15-44 lbs.	x	20.	Stooping	x
3.	Light lifting, under 15 lbs.		21.	Climbing stairs	x
4.	Heavy carrying, 45 lbs. & over	x	22.	Climbing ladders
5.	Moderate carrying, 15-44 lbs.	x	23.	Operating mechanical equipment	x
6.	Light carrying, under 15 lbs.		24.	Operating office equipment	x
7.	Straight pulling	x	25.	Operating motor vehicle	x
8.	Pulling hand over hand	x	26.	Ability to see	x
9.	Repeated bending	x	27.	Identify colors	x
10.	Reaching above shoulder	x	28.	Depth perception needed	x
11.	Simple grasping	x	29.	Hearing (with aid)	x
12.	Dual simultaneous grasping	x	30.	Hearing (without aid)	x
13.	Walking	x	31.	Ability to write	x
14.	Standing	x	32.	Ability to count	x
15.	Sitting		33.	Ability to read
16.	Crawling		34.	Other (please specify):
17.	Twisting		35.	Other (please specify):
18.	Kneeling		36.	Other (please specify):

RELATED WORK SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

	TASK	X		TASK	X
1.	Outside	x	13.	Dust	x
2.	Inside	x	14.	Grease and oils
3.	Travel	x	15.	Solvents
	a) car	x	16.	Radiant/electrical energy
	b) van		17.	Slippery/uneven walking surfaces	x
	c) bus		18.	Working around machines with moving parts and moving objects	x
	d) plane		19.	Working around moving objects or vehicles	x
4.	Excessive heat	x	20.	Working below ground
5.	Excessive cold	x	21.	Working on ladders or scaffolding
6.	Excessive humidity	x	22.	Working with hands in water
7.	Excessive dampness/chill	x	23.	Vibration	x
8.	Dry atmosphere	x	24.	Working closely with others	x
9.	Excessive noise/intermittent	x	25.	Working alone
10.	Constant noise	x	26.	Longer or irregular work hours	x
11.	Silica, asbestos, etc.		27.	Other (please specify):
12.	Fumes, smoke, gases	x	28.	Other (please specify):

Minimum educational requirements: Iowa drivers license, EMT or EMR Iowa certification, CPR

Employment variables/approximate hours*/misc information:

*Schedules are subject to change as needed

I have read, understand and have had these primary job responsibilities and job requirements reviewed with me. I confirm that I am able to perform these responsibilities and meet these requirements

without accommodations under ADA

with the following accommodations under ADA: ___________________________________

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