About this role
<p>Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is an organization that celebrates diversity, and seeks to employ a diverse workforce. We actively encourage all individuals to apply for employment and to seek advancement opportunities. Indianapolis EMS also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law. For additional questions please contact us at 317-630-7427 or [email protected].</p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>FLSA Status</b></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif">Non-Exempt</span></span></span></p> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Role Summary</b></H2> </div><div><p align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span><span style="color:black">The Emergency Medical Technician responds in an emergency vehicle to a Special event as scheduled and provides emergency medical care at the basic life support level.</span></span></span></span></p> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Essential Functions and Responsibilities</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">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</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Monitors patients while in transport and continues treatment initiated on the scene</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drives an emergency vehicle under emergent and non-emergent conditions</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Perform patient assessments and initiate appropriate treatment</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assists the paramedic as indicated</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maintain communication and medical equipment in the field and report defects for repair or replacement. </span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Respond to runs from dispatcher.</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Coordinate with healthcare facilities regarding patients' vital statistics</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Complete patient care reports and other documentation</span></span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provides age-appropriate care (i.e. neo-natal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric)</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coordinates public safety personnel in emergency situations</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Associated Job Duties</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>May function alone or as a member of the Special Events Team</li> <li>Safely operate in and around emergency equipment</li> <li>Takes safety precautions to protect the injured and those assisting in the care of the patient(s)</li> <li>Protects the patient(s), self, and other providers from possible contamination</li> <li>Attends continuing education, refresher courses, medical audit programs and training programs as required by IEMS, medical direction, or certifying agency</li> <li>Performs other job related duties as assigned.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Requirements</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High school diploma or equivalent (GED)</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Indiana Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Certification</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Valid Indiana Driver’s License - must meet and remain in compliance with IEMS driver eligibility policy</span></span></span></li> <li align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">American Heart Association CPR Certification</span></span></span></li> <li align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Emergency Vehicle Operator Certification</span></span></span></li> <li align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Continuing education to maintain all required certifications</span></span></span></li> </ul> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Knowledge, Skills & Abilities</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Normal use of limbs, eyes, ears and voice required to treat patients and to operate sophisticated electronic devices</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Hear spoken information from co-workers, patients, physicians, dispatchers, other allied health personnel bystanders, and public safety professionals and sound in common to the emergency scene</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Excellent verbal communication skills</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Exercises independent judgment in critical, emergency situations</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Detail oriented</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Interact in a calm, effective and courteous manner with patients, public, and hospital staff</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Responsibility</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Maintains patient and family confidentiality</li> <li>Maintains protected health information in accordance with HIPAA privacy guidelines and regulations</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Judgment</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Employee may work under general supervision and receives general guidance on work priority with substantial employee latitude</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Contacts - Internal/External</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Regular contact with physicians and medical staff, police and fire departments to provide and obtain information and instructions</li> <li>Regular contact with general public to provide care</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Special Effort Required</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Lift up to 125 lbs. equally distributed and up to 250 lbs. with assistance</li> <li>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</li> <li>Drive an emergency vehicle under emergency conditions and non-emergent conditions</li> <li>Carry a stair chair 30 yards, up two flights of stairs, then down two flights of stairs with a patient attached</li> <li>Carry tech box, oxygen equipment bag and ECG monitor up two flights of stairs</li> <li>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</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Working Environment</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Stressful emergency situations</li> <li>Works in both a well-lit and properly equipped ambulance and in inadequately lighted spaces with no backup equipment or personnel</li> <li>Environments involving crowds, noise, and confusion in all temperatures and inclement weather conditions</li> <li>Daily involvement with hazardous working conditions, chance of serious injury or loss of life</li> </ul></div></div></div><p>It is Indianapolis EMS’ philosophy and policy to treat employees and applicants fairly and without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status or physical or mental ability. Discrimination against any employee or applicant based on any of these conditions will not be allowed or tolerated. For additional questions please contact us at 317-630-7427 or [email protected].</p>