Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Hybrid-based
ONET: 53-3011.00
1
Years
40
Skills
2000h
On-the-job training
Classroom instruction topics
- Vital Care EMS Apprentice Orientation / HR Training
- Related Online Learning
- Company Policies and Procedures
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Medical Vocabulary/Anatomy
- Emergency Medical Care I
- Technical Communications
- Driver & Operator Vehicle Training (Optional)
- Extricates Victims from Entrapment
- Maintains Communication with Allied Personnel
- Prepares Reports and Maintains Records
- Maintains EMS Equipment and Apparatus
On-the-job training
- Personal Safety and Patient Interaction
- One and Two person CPR and use of BVM
- Conscious and unconscious obstructed airway
- Proper use of personal and protective equipment (PPE)
- Performs all skills in a safe and appropriate manner.
- Initiates appropriate interactions with facility staff and patients.
- Establish and maintains rapport with patient and bystanders.
- Understands HIPPAA/confidentiality
- Use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
- Patient Assessment Skills
- Performs a complete primary assessment. Primary Survey: ABC's, LOC, Vital Signs, Chief Complaint, Writes Appropriate Narrative
- Obtains relevant and accurate patient history, medications, and allergies in a systematic manner (secondary assessment).
- Performs an appropriate physical examination and ongoing assessment to include vital signs.
- Maintains adequate documentation on patient: Insurance Information and Policy Type/Number, Secondary Information, Patient Demographics
- Communicates with the patient effectively.
- Shows competent knowledge of patient care.
- Demonstrates Proper lifting/transfer techniques.
- Provides appropriate care and management of various patient types such as: OB/GYN Patients, Mentally/Emotionally-Disturbed, Trauma Victims, Emergency Situation Victims (i.e. heart attack, choking, drowning, trapped, etc.)
- Provides prehospital emergency medical care of simple and multiple system trauma such as: Controlling hemorrhage, Treatment of shock (hypoperfusion), Bandaging wounds, Immobilization of painful, swollen, or deformed extremities, Immobilization of painful,
- Communication
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with team members, staff, supervision, and patients
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills required for caring for all patients (children, adults, and seniors)
- Demonstrate professional customer service skills and maintains professionalism
- Demonstrate knowledge of dementia
- Demonstrate knowledge of teamwork
- Radio communication is clear, concise and easily understood.
- Communicates effectively with facility staff.
- Communicates effectively and appropriate with all team members.
- Professionalism (Demeanor and Teamwork)
- Establishes appropriate working relationship with all involved persons.
- Appearance: maintains appropriate uniforms, clean shirt/pants, wearing boots, shirt tucked in, appropriate hat.
- Performs well under stress, used good judgement
- Accepts constructive criticism and guidance.
- Is prepared, punctual, and ready for the work shift.
- Conscientious in performing all assigned duties, both medical and non-medical.
- Demonstrate effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Documentation
- Completes all documents in a timely and accurate manner. Keeps legible written, and/or typed records (run sheets, patient reports, signature sheets, CMNs, etc.)
- Demonstrates ability to pull in calls from CAD/TraumaSoft and sufficiency to operate TraumaSoft or equivalent administrative database.
- Knowledge of scope of care as defined by state, regional, and local regulatory agencies
- Complies with regulations on the handling of the deceased, notifies authorities, and arranges for protection of property and evidence at the scene
- Equipment/Supplies
- Maintains assigned inventory (daily check-off lists).
- Demonstrates the ability to correctly operate all medical equipment
- Medication Inventory maintained.
- Make sure truck is checked off vehicle prior to shift.
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