Med Pool EMT - Prior ECPS EMT experience required na undefined

Date: 11.2025

Prepared By: Human Resources

Position Title:  Med Pool (PT) EMT 

Department: Operations

Exempt:  ☐      Non-Exempt: ☒

Compensation: $25.00/hour

Schedule: 3-4 duty shifts (12-24 hr) and 2-3 on call or special event shifts per month expected (more encouraged!)

Additional Bi-lingual Merit Rate: 2%

Benefits: Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), retirement plan with employer contribution, industry discounts

Reports to: Shift Supervisor

Frequent Internal Contacts:

1. Shift Supervisors

2. Paramedics

3. District Staff

Frequent External Contacts:

1. Patients

2. Other service providers

Number of Employees under Supervision and Titles:  n/a

Job Summary: Administers basic life support care to sick and injured persons in the prehospital setting under direction of an Emergency Department Physician or ALS partner consistent with state and local operating protocols. Transfers patients from Eagle County to treatment centers. Requires prior ECPS EMT experience.

Values Based Expectations

Expected to act in accordance with our Mission, Vision and Values at all times.

Mission:

Provides skilled, professional and compassionate Emergency Medical Service (EMS) to our community.

Vision:

1. To be a world leader in out-of-hospital healthcare.

Values:

1. Integrity

Be honest, committed, and consistent in your words and actions.

1. Excellence

Strive to continuously improve knowledge, practice and skills.

1. Community

Be helpful, compassionate, and respectful in all interactions.

1. Patient Advocacy

Act in the best interest of your patients.

1. Professionalism

Be loyal, ethical and team oriented.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Renders basic life support procedures to patients in a variety of settings consistent with state and local operating protocols.

• Attends all ECPS monthly training and meeting sessions unless an excused absence is granted  prior to the meeting. 

• Provide accurate and concise oral and written reports to designated medical personnel.

• If IV authorized, initiate intravenous fluids to replace fluids lacking in the body, consistent with state and local operating protocols. IV authorization is to be acquired within one year of hire date for all new EMT-Basics.

• Applies AED to patient to restore heart rhythm in cases of cardiac arrest, consistent with state and local operating protocols.

• Administers initial treatment at an emergency scene and takes and records patient vital signs.

• Provide medical examination and screening of patients consistent with District and Medical Director protocols.

• Assists in extricating trapped victims and transporting sick and injured persons to a definitive care facility.

• Lifts, moves and places patients on stretcher, restrains patients appropriately, lifts and moves loaded stretcher safely to and from an ambulance.

• Observes, records and reports to medical control the patient’s condition and reactions to treatment, drugs and significant incidents.

• Directs and coordinates patient care between agency (i.e. Fire/Police) personnel and other District employees.

• Obeys all traffic laws of the state of Colorado while driving and operating the ambulance. Drives ambulance in a manner appropriate to conditions, at all times considering due regard for the safety of self and others.

• Communicates with physician and other medical personnel via radio or telephone.

• Completes all reports, including patient care reports, legibly, accurately and before the completion of each shift.

• At each shift, checks medical/operating supplies utilizing ECPS’s daily shift check sheet.

• At each shift, inspects all vehicles to ensure they are ready for service according to the ECPS’s daily shift check sheet.

• Performs all duties in a safe, courteous, professional and confidential manner, always considering one’s safety and the well-being of the patient.

• Maintains response readiness consistent with the District’s response criteria.

• Uses safety and PPE equipment as required by law and District policies.

• Maintains clean vehicles and quarters pursuant to ECPS policies.  Completes daily cleaning duties.

• Protects the privacy of patients at all times and in accordance with ECPS HIPAA policies.

• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities Related to Client Privacy

• Expected to protect the privacy of all patient information in accordance with the District’s privacy policies, procedures and practices as required by federal and Colorado law and in accordance with general principles of professionalism as a healthcare provider. 

• May access protected health information and other patient information only to the extent that is necessary to complete job duties. May only share such information with those who have a need to know specific patient information to complete their job responsibilities related to treatment, payment or other company operations.

• Encouraged and expected to report, without the threat of retaliation, any concerns regarding the District’s policies and procedures on patient privacy and any observed practices in violation of that policy to the designated Privacy Officer. 

• Expected to actively participate in the District’s privacy training and is required to communicate privacy policy information to coworkers, students, patients and others in accordance with District policy. 

Qualifications:

• Requires prior ECPS EMT experience.

• Current EMT Certificate for the State of Colorado, or current National Registry -- must be Colorado state certified before hire date.

• Current certification in CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

• Valid State of Colorado motor vehicle operating license, with continued safe driving history

Essential knowledge, skills and abilities needed for position:

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Education

REQUIRED: High School Diploma

Computer Operations

REQUIRED: Proficient computer skills; the ability to type, keyboard, navigate in various programs. 

Licenses or Accreditations

REQUIRED: 

Current Colorado EMT certification

Current National Registry (required within 6 mos. of hire)

Current CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)/BLS (Basic Life Support) certification

Valid State of Colorado motor vehicle operating license, with continued safe driving history.

Language and Communication Skills

REQUIRED: Ability to communicate orally with a wide range of individuals, in various and potentially stressful situations. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence with a high degree of professionalism and accuracy. Ability to effectively interact and communicate with patients, co-workers and District staff. 

Reasoning Skills

REQUIRED: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form. Must practice sound decision-making skills.

Mathematical Skills

REQUIRED: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

Emotional Effort

REQUIRED: Work environment frequently hectic with exposure to highly emotional and stressful situations. Regular scheduling involves long shifts, regularly scheduled and unscheduled overtime and emergency callbacks.  

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