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Emergency Medical Technician - EMT
Emergency Medical Technician - EMTAmerican Ambulance • Fresno, CA, United States
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Emergency Medical Technician - EMT

Emergency Medical Technician - EMT

American Ambulance • Fresno, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Position Summary

As an EMT, your mission is to maximize effective unit hours to best serve our community with responsiveness and professionalism. You will provide high-quality care, treatment, and transportation to all patients, ensuring compassion, respect, and equity in interactions with patients, their families, and co-responders. We value continuous learning and technical excellence, encouraging you to grow from experience and embrace challenges as opportunities for improvement. We expect integrity, accountability, and commitment to doing right.

Essential Job Functions
  • Maximize effective unit hours with timely log-ons, minimize chute times by moving with purpose, minimize scene times as per CCEMSA policy, and minimize hospital drop times with best efforts.
  • Adhere to all American Ambulance and CCEMSA protocols, policies and procedures.
  • Continually improve skills and knowledge base of pre-hospital medicine.
  • Care for equipment, vehicles and facilities as if they are your own.
  • Perform as exemplary employee at all times.
  • Responsible for completion and accuracy of all paperwork and computerized records.
  • Arrives to all work assignments on time, in the appropriate uniform, and with all appropriate certifications and credentials.
  • Assures all safety rules and guidelines are followed.
  • Maintains a Professional Appearance at all times when representing American Ambulance.
  • Attend all training and meetings as required.
  • Promote good morale by exhibiting exemplary conduct, a positive attitude, and support for all personnel and American Ambulance.
  • Treats all patients, patient's families and friends, health care agency personnel, and all members of the public with respect and professionalism.
Other Job Function

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with notice.

Qualifications
  • High School diploma or GED
  • Incoming age - 19 years
  • Current CCEMSA EMT Certification
  • Current Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification - Provider or Instructor
  • Meets Operations Physical Fitness Test Standards
  • Current California Driver's License, must have possessed the DL for 2 years.
  • Current California Ambulance Driver Certificate
  • Current DOT Medical Examiner's Card
  • Meets insurability requirements for vehicle operation
  • Current Tuberculosis test (not required for hire)
Authority
  • May not release employee-related information.
  • May release call-related information.
  • May not release Company-related information.
  • May not use Company letterhead.
Key Performance Measurements
  • Attendance
  • Punctuality
  • Equipment Demands
  • All Operations
  • Ambulance
  • Gurney
  • Oxygen Equipment
  • Stethoscope
  • Sphygmomanometer
  • Cardiac Monitor
  • Suction Unit
  • Radios/Pagers
  • Pen-based tablet computer
Emotional Demands
  • Work any hours and days of the week
  • Work irregular hours
  • Work with different agencies
  • Work with the public
  • Work closely with co-workers
  • Work with tight deadlines under pressure
  • Work with frequent interruptions
  • Professional appearance and conduct
  • Good organizational skills
  • Be confidential with privileged information
Physical Demands
  • Strength Test
  • Lift 155 lbs. x 2 while maintaining control of the weight, proper lifting technique and foot position - simulates the strength/work required for one person lifting the head end of the gurney with a 250 lbs. patient.
  • Physical Agility Test
  • Carrying one piece of equipment in each hand (25 - 30 lbs. each), walk 100 yards which will include uneven terrain, a decline and an incline.
  • Complete two minutes of continuous CPR compressions, maintaining adequate rate and depth of compression (< three errors).
  • Pick up a barbell with 110 lbs., carry 20 yards forward and backward - simulates carrying a 200 lbs. patient.
Environmental Demands
  • Be able to work in temperatures with sudden changes
  • Be able to work in poor lighting conditions
  • Be able to work in a moving vehicle
  • Be able to work indoors or outdoors
  • Be able to work in all types of weather
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position (preferred). Days and hours of work may vary as job duties demand. Shifts are typically 12 or 24 hours in duration. Work weeks are from 48 - 60 hours.

Travel
  • Must be able to travel to assigned posts throughout Kings and Fresno Counties. Kings County currently has 5 designated posts, and Fresno County has 11.
  • There may be occasional travel for conferences, seminars, and training.

At-Will Employment Disclosure

Employment with American Ambulance is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, and for any lawful reason or no reason at all. Nothing in this job description, employee handbook, or any other company document should be interpreted to create a contract of employment, express or implied, or alter the at-will nature of employment. Only a written agreement signed by the President can change the at-will status of employment.

Reasonable Accommodations

American Ambulance is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact hr@americanambulance.com. We will work with qualified individuals to provide reasonable accommodations unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to the company or pose a direct threat to the health or safety of the employee or others.

Supervises None

Classification Non-exempt

Effective Date February 1, 2006

Updated April 23, 2025
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