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SUPERVISING EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

Code: 04587 Local Competitive

New Jersey treats Supervising Emergency Medical Technician as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.

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Supervising Emergency Medical Technician is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction during an assigned shift, supervises a group of emergency medical technicians involved in driving or riding ambulances to specific locations to provide emergency medical treatment; provides treatment both at the scene and on the return trip to the hospital; does other related duties.

Examples of work

  • Supervises emergency medical technicians engaged in providing emergency medical services.
  • Ensures shifts coverage and assigns personnel where needed.
  • Provides assignments and instructions to personnel on the shift and supervises work.
  • Answers calls for emergency medical treatment.
  • Drives an ambulance to required location.
  • Determines nature and extent of injuries, and establishes priorities for emergency care.
  • Administers emergency care such as opening and maintaining an airway, giving positive pressure ventilation, cardiac resuscitation, treating shock victims, and immobilizing fractures.
  • Provides initial care to poison and burn patients.
  • Summarizes reports of trips.
  • May act as dispatcher, determining priorities in calls for ambulance and dispatching the ambulance.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Two (2) years' experience as an emergency medical technician or in the practice of emergency medical care.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of principles of emergency medical and first aid treatment.
  • Knowledge of the techniques used to administer pulmonary and cardiac resuscitation.
  • Knowledge of the techniques used to administer oxygen.
  • Knowledge of the appropriate emergency treatment depending on the patient's condition.
  • Ability to determine the nature and extent of injury and provide emergency medical treatment.
  • Ability to remain calm in a crisis situation.
  • Ability to establish rapport with the patient.
  • Ability to drive an ambulance with caution.
  • Ability to provide assignments and work harmoniously with others.
  • Ability to administer first aid, CPR and other emergency medical care.
  • Ability to prioritize emergency medical treatment needs.
  • Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Applicants who possess the higher level certification as a Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic, or Mobile Intensive Care Registered Nurse Certification, issued by the New Jersey Department of Health, are considered to have met the above certification requirement.

Jurisdictions may require appointees to possess a valid Emergency Medical Technician Basic Instructor certificate or a Paramedic certification card issued by the New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS). The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required certification rests with the Appointing Authority.

CERTIFICATION

Applicants are required to possess a current and valid Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification issued by the New Jersey Department of Health.