(Archived) Paramedic / EMS

Seeking an Emergency Medical Technician in the Reno, NV area

Actively interviewing and hiring!

Provides advanced life support to patients who are ill and/or injured. Transports and transfers patients and assesses the extent of an illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedure to follow in accordance with established protocols.

This position has contact with the staff of base hospitals and outlying hospitals; with physicians, public service agencies (fire, police, highway patrol) and ground ambulance personnel; patients and their families; and with various service groups for public relations and educational purposes.

Additional information:

This position will require mostly field work; staffing, driving and riding in an ambulance or medical aircraft. Will be required to perform under adverse working conditions. The incumbent is required to lift over 100 pounds as many as 20 times daily. Must be able to walk, stoop, climb, twist, bend, run, sit, squat, kneel, and work in awkward positions when moving patients from all types of locations and within the ambulance. Must wear company uniform, and protective clothing and equipment for all weather situations and air borne, and blood and body fluid exposure.

Hazards include being in an ambulance driving red lights and sirens, dealing with confused and agitated patients, exposure to adverse conditions and trauma scenes, exposure to unknown diseases and working in a restricted area.

Qualifications / Experience Requirements:

• Current nationally registered Paramedic (NREMT – P), willing to apply for reciprocity with the State of Nevada (if out of state) or a current holder of a Nevada State Paramedic Certification is required
• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS
• Current ITLS or equivalent or the ability to obtain one upon hire is required
• Valid Nevada or California Driver’s license required with a clean driving record
• Ability to obtain a Nevada Ambulance Attendant license

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