Ground Emergency Medical Technician

## Company Description Company Description: CareFlite is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ambulance service sponsored by Baylor Scott & White Health, JPS Health Network, Methodist Health System, Parkland, and Texas Health Resources. CareFlite provides medical transport by helicopter, airplane, and ground ambulance, and non-medical transport via wheelchair van. ## Job Description **PRIMARY FUNCTION** - Responsible for the safe operation of the emergency vehicle in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations, as well as CareFlite Policies and Procedures. - Demonstrates working knowledge of all non-medical equipment, which is part of the ambulance and/or wheelchair van. - Performs routine maintenance check on assigned vehicle at the beginning of each shift. Reports and documents maintenance performed, and service required, if any. - Assists flight crew in loading and unloading patients for the CareFlite helicopter and for fixed wing aircraft. Adheres to all aviation safety requirements in the performance of these duties. - Responsible for ensuring that CareFlite is perceived by its customers in a positive manner by conducting all interaction in a professional and courteous manner. - Communicates positively with patients, family members and medical personnel. Ensures that all individuals involved in the transport are fully informed of pertinent details related to the transport. - Accommodates family members to the extent possible without jeopardizing the safety of the patient mission or other CareFlite personnel. - Provides CareFlite Communication center with information required to initiate, track and close out the mission. - Meets special medical and/or comfort needs of patients to ensure that their transport is a positive experience. - Compliance is met according to contractual obligations. - Employees should treat all calls as an emergency regardless of the call nature. - Responsible for participating in the delivery of non-emergency and emergency patient care in accordance with Basic Life Support Protocols and CareFlite medical protocols. - Completes appropriate clinical assessment of patients and reports medical condition to receiving facility personnel and/or family. - Completes appropriate records to accurately report patient condition at time of transport and to record services rendered by CareFlite personnel before and during transport. - Ensures that assigned vehicle is adequately stocked and cleaned according to CareFlite policies and procedures. - Incumbent(s) will actively participate in quality assurance/improvement activities as directed by their supervisor. Each incumbent will acquaint themselves with the quality assurance surveys and/or quality improvement projects, which affect their practice and adhere to the standards or changes implemented. - Each incumbent will provide feedback in a positive proactive manner on quality assurance/improvement activities, which impact their practice. - Incumbent(s) will search out opportunities to utilize their free time while on duty to improve their professional skills or participate in work related projects, such as public relations with facilities. - Incumbent(s) will identify efficiency or cost saving ideas in a timely manner to their immediate supervisor. - Supports assigned partner by sharing in the delivery of patient care, lifting of patients and/or equipment, documentation of transports, and stocking, cleaning and maintenance of assigned vehicle. - Incumbent(s) will focus their efforts on supporting their co-workers at all times. - Incumbent(s) manage their time appropriately to ensure that all areas of their job responsibilities are adequately covered. Actively seeks out additional assignments or assists co-workers with their tasks when they have completed their assigned tasks. - Have active listening skills. Communicates to co-workers and the public in a clear, concise and positive manner, both orally and in writing. - Demonstrates a positive approach to pro…