EMR (Full Time( Barnwell

Summary: Ensures compliance with all State of South Carolina’s EMS rules and regulations.
Checks and maintains all ambulance equipment and vehicle to insure it is clean and in proper working condition.
Maintains all company required licenses and certifications for an EMR position.
Must hold a State of South Carolina Driver’s License.
Must attend mandatory training in addition to all EMR required courses.
Follow all company policies and procedures including company medical director approved protocols and standing orders.
Employees hired into this position are subject to a six-month introductory probationary period.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Respond to all calls for service dispatched from the AmeriPro EMS and/or County communications center as directed.
Assist partner with moving and assisting patients.
Ensures ambulance and all equipment is cleaned and checked daily.
Any deficiencies should be reported immediately to the shift supervisor or Director of Operations.
Prepares and completes appropriate reports including Patient Care Reports (PCR), billing, exposure reports, incident reports, daily, weekly, and monthly unit check offs.
Ensures unit and crewmembers adhere to AmeriPro EMS policies, procedures, guidelines, directives and standards.
Reports any deficiencies to the shift supervisor or Director of Operations.
Ensures vehicle placed in-service complies with required laws, rules license, and regulations as outlined by the State of South Carolina and other authorized agencies.
Prompt and regular attendance at work and mandatory meetings.
Maintain a state of readiness and professionalism while on duty.
Maintain a professional appearance and conduct while in company uniform either on or off duty.
Performs other such duties as may be required.
Minimum EMR Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED State of South Carolina EMR License Basic Life Support Certification EVOC or equivalent certification (within 6-months) Knowledge, Skills and Ability: Knowledge of methods and techniques for providing on-site emergency medical services.
Ability to read and interpret local maps.
Demonstrated skills in the successful completion of multiple, simultaneous and rapidly emergent tasks.
Demonstrated ability to utilize personal computer systems including PCR reporting, email and MDT applications.
Demonstrated ability to represent AmeriPro EMS and other team members as an EMS professional.
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, stand, or balance.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 180 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 300 pounds with assistance from others.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Working Environment: Due to the nature of EMS Care working conditions, employees may be exposed to inclement weather, potentially hazardous conditions, psychological stressors, diseases, and other illnesses.
Frequent interruptions, work pressure, difficult personalities and irregularities in the work schedule are expected.
Employees are subject to continually changing deadlines, while performing the duties of this job.
The employee will be occasionally required to attend meetings, some of which may take place outside of regular working hours.
The employee will occasionally go for periods of time without sleep, food, or breaks as determined by the call load.
DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within this job.
It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job.
Management has sole discretion to add or modify duties of the job and to designate other functions as essential at any time.
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.