EMT TRAINEE (93000152)

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Job Role Summary

The EMT Trainee actively participates in the EMT-Basic course to become a certified EMT-Basic provider and completes exams to become both a state of Indiana and nationally certified EMT-Basic provider.  Once the course and exams are successfully completed, the EMT Trainee is eligible for an EMT position.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Actively participates in EMT-Basic course, completes course assignments and passes quizzes and tests
• Proactively identifies self-study opportunities and engages instructor as needed for optimal performance 
• Successfully completes the practical exam for becoming a certified EMT-Basic provider within 2 weeks following the completion of the course work
• Successfully completes the National Registry of EMT Basic examination to become a certified EMT-Basic provider within 2 weeks following the completion of the practical exam.

Under the supervision of instructors, Field Training Officers, or other designated personnel the following job functions will be completed:

• Provides emergency medical care at the basic life support level according to Indianapolis EMS practices and policies, established protocols, verbal and written orders and state regulations
• Monitors patients while in transport and continues treatment initiated on the scene
• Drives an emergency vehicle under emergent and non-emergent conditions
• Perform patient assessments and initiate appropriate treatment
• Maintains ambulance in operable conditions, which includes cleanliness, orderliness and prompt restocking of equipment and supplies; determines vehicle readiness by checking fuel, lights, tires, and start/stop capabilities
• Maintain communication and medical equipment in the field and report defects for repair or replacement
• Respond to runs from dispatcher
• Coordinate with healthcare facilities regarding patients' vital statistics
• Complete patient care reports and other documentation
• Provides age-appropriate care (i.e. neo-natal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric)Reassures patients and bystanders by working in a confident and efficient manner
• Coordinates public safety personnel in emergency situations
   

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Six months work experience in any setting

• Valid Indiana Driver’s License - must meet and remain in compliance with IEMS driver eligibility policy

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Must be able to:

• Actively learn and apply EMT skills taught in the EMT Basic class
• Ability to participate in classroom setting
• Ability to interact in a calm, effective and courteous manner with patients, public, and hospital staff
• Ability to follow detailed or general instructions, verbal and written legibly, accurately, and confidentially use and record data.
• Study and learn complex subjects 
• Identify gaps in learning and work to close gaps
• Communicates verbally in person and via telephone and telecommunications mediums using the English language
• Hear and understand spoken information from co-workers, patients, physicians, dispatchers, other allied health personnel bystanders, and public safety professionals
• Read and comprehend written materials under stressful conditions 

Must have:

• Desire for growth and curiosity
• Organizational and prioritizing skills
• Strong self-motivation and consistent drive for positive results
• Excellent communication  and listening skills
• High degree of accuracy in performance of duties

Responsibility

• Maintains patient and family confidentiality
• Maintains protected health information in accordance with HIPAA privacy guidelines and regulations

Judgment

• Incumbent may work under close supervision following established routines or assigned work with limited employee latitude

Contact - Internal/External

• Regular contact with instructors, FTOs, clinicians physicians and medical staff, police and fire departments to provide and obtain information and instructions
• Regular contact with general public to provide care

Special Effort Required

• Lift up to 125 lbs. equally distributed and up to 250 lbs. with assistance
• Heavy lifting for sustained periods; heavy and awkward lifting of patients and/or equipment over difficult terrain for several yards; intense strain for short periods of time
• Normal use of limbs, eyes, ears and voice required to treat patients and to operate sophisticated electronic devices
• Drive an emergency vehicle under emergency conditions and non-emergent conditions
• Carry a stair chair 30 yards, up two flights of stairs, then down two flights of stairs with a patient attached
• Carry tech box, oxygen equipment bag and ECG monitor up two flights of stairs
• Kneel, stoop, bend, crawl, walk and crouch for extended periods of time, on uneven surfaces and confined spaces, including kneeling long enough to perform two hundred chest compressions in 2 minutes

Working Environment

• Classroom environment
• Stressful emergency situations
• Works in both a well-lit and properly equipped ambulance and in inadequately lighted spaces with no backup equipment or personnel
• Environments involving crowds, noise, and confusion in all temperatures and inclement weather conditions
• Daily involvement with hazardous working conditions, chance of serious injury or loss of life