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Weekend Paramedic (El Paso, TX)

JOB DESCRIPTION

NATIONAL AND STATE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Experience: Not a factor
Education: Must have TDSHS Certification
Language: English, Spanish a plus
Requirements: Must have clean driving record

Duties:

  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
  • Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
  • Observe, record, and report to physician the patient’s condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
  • Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
  • Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
  • Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
  • Comfort and reassure patients.
  • Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
  • Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.

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