The River Road Rescue Squad is a 65 year old full scope-of-practice NJ Department of Health licensed BLS agency participating in multiple EMS systems. We are seeking highly skilled and experienced Senior EMT/FTO's to join our EMS team. This role involves providing station based BLS ambulance level care, on-the-job mentoring to incoming EMTs on hybrid crews, and ensuring the highest standards of emergency care. The ideal candidate will posses at least three years of 9-1-1 experience along with at least three years of leadership/mentorship experience and industry standard certifications detailed below. Most importantly applicants should have a love for helping others, their peers and the industry as a whole.
Duties:
Supervise and mentor EMTs and other team members, providing training on triage, emergency procedures, and patient care protocols.
Assess patient condition through comprehensive physical examinations and patient assessments, utilizing medical terminology and physiology knowledge.
Provide pre-hospital emergency medical services, including basic airway management, medication administration, and vital signs monitoring.
Administer full expanded BLS scope of practice interventions including but not limited to: ASA, albuterol, CPAP, epinephrine, glucometry, naloxone and PEEP.
Operate and basic troubleshooting of medical devices including but not limited to AEDs, suction devices, and Stryker PowerLOAD and PowerPRO devices.
Operation and basic troubleshooting of communications devices including but not limited to two-way radios, mobile data terminal (MDT), and tablet devices for documentation.
Thoroughly assess patients at the BLS level and accurately document findings utilizing Zoll emsCharts with CAD import, HL7 important for all local hospitals and in-field patient search enabled with 9-1-1 BLS/MICU partners.
Driving emergency vehicles under urgent conditions while adhering to safety regulations; perform lifting as needed during patient handling.
Complete daily assigned duties such as vehicle check, vehicle washing, laundry, emptying of trash receptacles, etc.
Requirements:
POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND WILLINGNESS TO TEACH OTHERS.
Three years 9-1-1 experience.
Clean, non-probationary drivers license.
Valid NJ/PA/NY EMT or NREMT certification.
Valid AHA, ARC or AHSI BLS CPR certification.
CEVO or EVOC certification.
Preferred:
Three years leadership/mentorship experience.
BTLS/PHTLS/ITLS.
PEARS/PEPP.
Shifts/Scheduling:
8 hour (07:00-15:00 / 13:00-21:00) and 12 hour (19:00-07:00) shifts.
Block scheduling Jan-Apr, May-Aug, and Sept-Dec.
Scheduling preference given to those who can offer recurring shifts.