Description:
Qualifications
Position requires: High school diploma or GED; Kentucky Paramedic License; driver’s license; healthcare CPR card and ACLS
Must be 21 years old
Must obtain the following certifications within one year of employment: EPC, PALS or PEPP; ITLS, PHTLS or TCCC; ASLS
Candidate must complete ICS 100, 200, 700, 800 within 30 days of employment
Preference will be given to candidates with some related experience
The individual selected must be able to work a 24-hour shift followed by 48 hours off
High school diploma or GED
Certification Requirements (All)
Kentucky Paramedic License
CPR Certification
Valid Drivers License from State of Residence
ACLS Certification
Responsibilities
Individual needed to administer advanced life support care to sick and injured persons in the pre-hospital setting as authorized and directed by the physician medical director
Duties include: providing advanced and basic life support to ill or injured patients; assessing nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance; restoring and stabilizing heart rhythm on pulseless, non-breathing patients; monitoring cardiac patients; initiating intravenous fluids to administer medications or replace fluids; performing endotracheal intubation to open airways and ventilate patients in accordance with departmental medical protocols; administering injections of medications; administering initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patient’s vital signs