INTERMITTENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

Code: 09050 Local Non-Competitive

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, drives or rides an ambulance to a specific location to provide emergency medical treatment, provides treatment both at the scene and on the return trip to the hospital; does related duties.

Examples of work

• Answers all calls for emergency medical treatment.
• Drives ambulance to required location, parks ambulance in a safe location, and creates a safe traffic environment by placement of road flares, removal of debris, and redirection of traffic.
• Determines the nature and extent of injury and establishes priorities for emergency care.
• Administers emergency care such as opening and maintaining an airway, giving positive pressure ventilation, and cardio-resuscitation.
• Stops bleeding by bandaging or tourniquets, treats shock, immobilizes fractures, and provides initial care of poisoned and burn patients.
• Searches for medical identification emblem as a clue for providing emergency care.
• Extricates patients from entrapment.
• Radios the dispatcher for additional help if needed
• Prepares victims for transportation in an ambulance.
• Cares for patient on return trip to hospital.
• Reports to the dispatcher the nature and extent of injuries to ensure prompt medical care on arrival.
• May request advice from hospital physician or emergency department.
• May deliver newborn infants.
• On arrival, transfers patient to stretcher, carries or wheels into hospital, and provides nurse or doctor evaluation of the patient's condition.
• Prepares reports of trips made and enters information into a chronological log.
• May also 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.

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 appropriate emergency treatment depending on the patient's condition.
• Ability to remain calm in an emergency situation.
• Ability to establish rapport with the patient.
• Ability to drive an ambulance with caution.
• Ability to work harmoniously with others.
• Ability to determine the nature and extent of injury and provide emergency medical treatment.
• Ability to administer first aid, CPR and other emergency medical care.
• Ability to prioritize emergency medical treatment needs.
• Ability to learn 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, or 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.
• <b>SPECIAL NOTE</b>
• The intermittent designation shall be utilized only where the work responsibilities are characterized by unpredictable work schedules that do not meet normal criteria of regular, year-round full-time or part-time assignments. Such category is not to displace or be used in place of regular full-time or part-time employees.
• <b><i><u>Assignment of Work</u></i></b> Assignment of work hours to intermittent employees shall be based on managerial needs and shall be limited to work that is appropriate to the class title.
• <i><b><u>Furlough and Recall</u></b></i> Whenever it is necessary to furlough intermittent employees, furloughing will be done in the inverse order of seniority based on official records at the end of the last pay period. A furlough means that an intermittent employee cannot be scheduled for work within the next week. Reasonable advance written notice of furlough action shall be given to the employee. A furlough will not be considered a layoff and will not require the issuance of the forty-five (45) day notices. The seniority organization unit for purposes of furlough selection will be employees currently working in a designated work unit, prior to use by the appointing authority, designated work units must be submitted to and approved by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. Seniority shall be determined by the number of regular hours worked by the intermittent employee. Recall from furlough will be made in seniority order from the most senior to the least senior employee from among furloughed employees who are assigned within a designated work unit that may be the local office and/or satellite office. In cases of equal seniority, the tie will be broken by determining the number of hours the employees were in pay status under special service during the last two-(2) years immediately preceding their conversion to an intermittent title. Recall of employees may be extended on a regional or statewide basis if the recall list for the work unit has been exhausted.
• When the recall procedure is extended beyond the work unit, or when the recall is for less than four hours of work, the termination actions listed below will not apply when the intermittent employees cannot be contacted or refuses an offer of recall. However, when an offer of recall is accepted to a work unit other than the one from which the employee was furloughed, the new work unit will become the employee's seniority organization unit for future furlough and recall actions.
• Recall actions shall be initiated during the first two-(2) hours or the last two (2) hours of the workday. If the department is unable to contact the employee during these times, the next employee on the recall list will be called until a sufficient number has been secured. If a department is unable to contact an employee on two (2) consecutive occasions, the employee shall be notified in writing of the specific dates and times the contacts were made. Employees will be given five (5) calendar days from date of receipt to advise of their current availability for future scheduling. Failure to respond as directed shall be considered a resignation. If on the next occasion the same employee is unavailable, this also shall be considered a resignation.
• Intermittent employees who are contacted and refuse an offer of recall for reasons other than verified illness, disability, or approved leave may be resigned.

Note

The definition and 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.

CERTIFICATION

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