Emergency Medical Technician-BLS/Part Time
FIRE EMS
This is a great time to work for the City of Chesapeake! Chesapeake Fire Department is seeking highly motivated individuals to provide medical treatment for injured or sick persons. Selected candidates will be responsible for responding to emergency medical situations and providing basic, pre-hospital patient care. The position delivers emergency medical services and transports patients for further care at a licensed hospital using regional protocols and under the direction of the Operational Medical Director. The position works within broad policy and organizational guidelines.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Responds to medical emergencies, assesses situation, takes mitigating actions, and rescues persons from danger as required.
- Identifies persons requiring immediate care, provides basic life support, pre-hospital medical services including specialized cardiac care, and transports patients for further medical care at a licensed emergency department.
- Attends or conducts staff or training meetings to exchange information.
- Performs routine tasks, such as record keeping, supplies maintenance, data entry, report preparation, faxing, phoning, and copying.
- Assists with the performance of station activities such as cleaning apparatus, maintenance and other duties assigned by the station officer.
- Makes inspections of apparatus and equipment and notifies supervisor of defects; performs cleaning and maintenance tasks.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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