Anchorage, AK - USA
Job Summary
GROUND EMT INCENTIVES
- Competitive starting wages
- Schedule is 4 days on/8 days off
Were hiring Ground EMTs respond to Guardian Flight Alaska calls and delivers high quality patient care and customer service within the prescribed scope of practice established protocols and company policies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains thorough familiarity with treatment protocols response requirements and quality assurance procedures in system in which assigned.
- Maintains awareness of any and all changes in the system components and company policy.
- Continuously maintains the level and type of certification(s) consistent with performing tasks in the system to which assigned.
- Complies with all state and company requirements for operation of motor vehicle.
- Operates a company vehicle in accordance with company policy and safe practices.
- Develops ability to quickly and safely locate addresses through knowledge of number systems and street layouts.
- Ensures that unit remains in a state of readiness in terms of mechanical reliability medical supply and equipment cleanliness and appearance standards.
- Reports immediately to the Lead Paramedic any discrepancies in vehicle or equipment standards that could compromise the units ability to complete a call.
- Completes all appropriate documentation as outlined in company policy.
- Reports all problems and unusual occurrences immediately to the Lead Paramedic Supervisor or Operations.
- Maintains a professional appearance by adhering to hygiene and uniforms standards.
- Attends all mandatory in-services.
- Maintains a cooperative working relationship with allied health and public safety personnel.
- Maintains complete and accurate documentation of patient assessment and treatment as applicable to system or operations which assigned
- Maintains complete and accurate documentation of patient statistical and billing information and services rendered
- Adheres to medical treatment protocol
- Uses / operates appropriate communications equipment medical equipment cleaning equipment office equipment and tools.
- Appropriately uses medical equipment such as gurney airway equipment/airway bag IV splintsbandages and medications inrendering proper emergency medical treatment to patients.
- Reads road maps drives vehicles and accurately discerns street signs and address numbers.
- Reads medication/prescription labels and directions for usage in quick accurate and expedient manner.
- Communicates verbally with patients and significant others in various environments to interview patient family members and bystanders
- Ability to discern deviations/changes in eye/skin coloration due to patients condition and to the treatment given.
- Converses with dispatcher and EMS providers via phone or radio as to status of patient.
- Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
- Adhere to and compliance with information systems security and policies.
Education/Licensing/Certification:
- Current State of Alaska EMT-I EMT-II or EMT-III License
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification
- Valid State Drivers License
- Clean Driving Record
Physical Demands:
- Must be willing to shave facial hair (if needed) to fit a N95 mask
- Must possess the gross and fine motor skills necessary to sufficiently provide the full range of safe and effective patient care activities
- Lift and/or move up to 150 pounds cumulative with assistance
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distant vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
- Must be able to work a flexible work schedule
Why Choose Guardian Flight As a leading provider of air medical services management and experience in the air medical industry Guardian Flight is one of Global Medical Responses (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate quality medical care primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at .
GMRs Core Behaviorskeep care at the center raise your hand seek to understand find a way together and be accountableunite our teams and set us apart in emergency medical services.
Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.
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About Company
Global Medical Response provides innovative emergency medical services, ground and air ambulance medical transport, worldwide at a moment's notice.