EMT-B - Level I / Casual - Jamestown

ALSTAR EMS is seeking a Casual EMT to join their team at our Dunkirk, NY ambulance station. This is a private ambulance company servicing Chautauqua County for over 30 years. If you are a team-oriented professional who responds with the highest level of patient care, integrity.

Responsibilities:

• Check vehicle per part 800 standards beginning each shift.
• Operate assigned vehicle safely during driving, parking and in emergency mode.
• Safely transport wheel-stretcher bound patients as necessary.
• Complete billing forms and PCRs in a timely fashion
• Responds to assigned calls in a timely fashion
• Ensure cleanliness of quarters, vehicle and patient equipment.
• Ensure safety of vehicle occupants with proper restraints.
• Provide treatment at BLS level according to state protocol.
• Assures restocking of basic supplies and equipment.
• Is able to function at scenes appropriately as a member of a team.
• Uses proper radio etiquette and procedures.
• Functions appropriately in charge of patient care for those not requiring ALS.
• Proactively works to improve services and results and takes initiative to identify opportunities for improvement and implements accordingly.
• Demonstrates and delivers quality customer service to internal and external customers, always keeping patient/customer satisfaction a priority.
• Provides patient care and/or generates work results that are thorough, accurate, orderly and value-added consistent with hospital policies and procedures.
• Anticipates internal and/or external customer needs and facilitates meeting those needs.

Ability to render professional basic emergency care in accordance with N.Y.S basic protocol standards.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Must complete ICS-100, NIMS700 and HAZMAT Awareness (Post 9/11/2001) training within 6 months of hire.

Must complete ICS-100, NIMS700 and HAZMAT Awareness (Post 9/11/2001) training within 6 months of hire/transfer.

BLS required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration due upon hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Driver's License
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Certification IS-100
• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Certification IS-700
• Hazardous Materials Certificate
• NY Mandated Reporter Training
• NYS Staff Exclusion List (NYSEL)
• NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse (NYSCR)

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran