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Duties

• Performs non-invasive lifesaving procedures focused on the initial management of injured and sick persons. 

• Emergency medical technicians are not independent practitioners and therefore must be supervised by a physician medical director.  Although many of the procedures that an EMT is allowed to perform do not require real-time oversight by the supervising medical director, the EMT makes destination decisions in collaboration with medical oversight.

• While all EMTs receive essentially the same training, the specific procedures that each individual EMT is authorized to perform vary depending on the EMT’s scope of practice.  An EMT’s scope of practice contains only those procedures for which he or she is educated, certified (by passing an exam), credentialed (medical director grants “permission” to practice), and licensed by a state to perform.  Therefore, the scope of practice of an EMT will vary by individual.

The following is a list of the typical skills that an Emergency Medical Technician can perform:

• Airway and Breathing:
  • Insertion of airway adjuncts intended to go into the oropharynx or nasopharynx.
  • Use of positive pressure ventilation devices such as manually triggered ventilators and automatic transport ventilators.

• Pharmacological Interventions:
  • Assists patients in taking their own prescribed medications.
  • Administration of the following over-the-counter medications with appropriate medical. oversight:
    • Oral glucose for suspected hypoglycemia
    • Aspirin for chest pain of suspected ischemic origin

• Use of an automated external defibrillator.

• Trauma Care:
  • Stabilizing suspected spinal injuries and extremity fractures.
  • Controlling bleeding.
  • Evacuation of a sick or injured patient using purpose made and improvised litters.
  • Appropriate triage of sick or injured patients in order to assist with the formulation of an evacuation plan.
  • Application and inflation of the pneumatic anti-shock garment (PASG) for fracture stabilization.

Required Qualifications

• Current EMT license (must be issued by the EMT home-state EMS licensing authority)
• Introduction to ICS (I-100)
• NIMS:  An Introduction (IS-700)
• Current driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• No physical fitness required for this position

What Global Wildfire Equipment Provides:

• Full time, part time, and seasonal career opportunities
• Full NWCG compliant Engines and Tenders
• Ability to Maintain and Advance NWCG qualifications
• Work center based locations when not deployed on fire assignments or on-call assignments
• Career advancement
• Competitive wages
• Overtime opportunities

What Benefits are Provided to Emergency Medical Technicians:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 8-Paid Company Holidays
• Employee discounts through Life Mart
• Competitive pay

Job Types:

Full/Part Time, Seasonal

Global Wildfire Equipment LLC. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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