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Job Code: 4109
Pay Grade: 300
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 

• Responds to emergencies and performs basic life support functions.
• Performs emergency medical services on persons injured or ill according to National, State, and Departmental guidelines.
• Documents patients care according to specific policies. Demonstrate awareness of legal issues, patient rights, and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Transports patients to emergency medical facility, reports observations and actions to emergency medical staff, and may provide additional emergency treatment.
• Replaces used supplies and check equipment after transport, decontaminate the interior emergency vehicle, if patient had a contagious disease, and immediately reports case to the proper authorities.
• Provides patient care at the scene of emergencies and in route to medical facility. Assess a patients condition and manage respiratory, cardiac, and trauma emergencies at the BLS level.
• Performs routine inspections of personal safety equipment in order to ensure equipment is in optimum condition and promptly notifies superiors of deficiencies.
• Attends classroom and drill ground training sessions in order to continuously update knowledge and skills required for effective work performance.
• Communicates and interacts with co-workers and/or the public either collectively or on a person-to-person level to receive emergency instructions or relay emergency information.
• Participates in Public Relations activities such as school demonstrations, safety demonstrations, etc., to promote the image of the Department as a public safety provider in the community
• Performs clean-up and janitorial duties in stations to maintain a clean working and living environment.
• Operates Fire Rescue Department emergency vehicles as required.
• Performs other duties, as assigned, or as may be necessary.