Job Description:
Provide pre-hospital, emergency room, and hospital care to patients in accordance with established guidelines. Responsibilities include patient assessment, emergency care, transportation, and preparation of ambulances for subsequent calls.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct daily checks of assigned ambulances at the beginning of each shift.
Operate ambulances safely and proficiently.
Perform comprehensive patient assessments, evaluating all signs and symptoms.
Deliver pre-hospital emergency care and basic patient stabilization.
Maintain scene control until relieved by appropriate authorities.
Restock and clean ambulances post-call.
Assist in various hospital departments as directed.
Accurately document care provided in the field and complete necessary billing documentation.
Maintain a clean and orderly work environment.
Adhere to Compliance, Safety, and HIPAA policies.
Register patients through the ER registration department.
Assist in the ER with tasks such as taking vital signs, transporting patients, and supporting ER nurses as needed.
Requirements
Physical Demands:
Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with arms, and communicate effectively.
Must be capable of lifting and carrying up to 135 pounds, including assisting with patient movement and equipment.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
Exposure to various environmental conditions, including wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather, and risk of electrical shock. Moderate noise level typical of hospital and emergency response settings.
Qualifications:
Must meet the minimum vision standards to obtain an Illinois State driver's license.
Ability to converse and write in English.
Frequent use of hands for fine dexterity and grasping tasks.
Note:
This position requires access to highly sensitive patient information and adherence to strict confidentiality standards.
