Emergency Medical Technician in Springfield, Massachusetts at Action Ambulance Service Inc

New Highly Competitive Pay Scale! We are looking for EMTs, AEMTs and Paramedics!

Full time, Part time and Per Diem Openings

No prior experience required. Must be EMT-B certified within one month of offer.

We offer great benefits such as

· Mentorship Opportunities

· Tuition Reimbursement Options

· Flexible scheduled to fit all lifestyles (students, single parents, those looking for a second income etc.)

· Continuous opportunities for professional development

· Pet Insurance

· Scholarship programs

· Health and wellness benefits

· Employee assistance program

General Function:

Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B) (and EMT-Intermediate) provides care according to the Statewide Treatment Protocols. EMT’s check equipment and supplies and maintain their assigned facility. Also provide non-emergency transportation.

Major Responsibilities

• Dedication to the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence
• Reassuring patients and bystanders by working in a confident, efficient manner.
• Assesses and stabilizes patients using learned Basic Life Support (BLS) skills.
• Avoiding mishandling and undue haste while working expeditiously to accomplish the task.
• Provides communications to various communications centers and notifies receiving facilities when appropriate.
• Cleans all equipment following appropriate disinfecting procedures
• Decontaminates the interior of the vehicle after transport of patient with contagious infection.
• Ensures that the ambulance is clean and washed and kept in a neat orderly condition in accordance with local, state or federal regulations.

• EMT-B or AEMT certification
• State issued driver’s license

Physical Requirements

• Lifting the stretcher (be able to lift and carry 125 pounds),
• Being able to stand for an extended amount of time.
• Able to drive