Canterbury Volunteer Company - Firefighter / EMT

Over 40 square miles of rural community and 5 thousand residents with limited ALS availability. BLS transport to 3 surrounding Hospitals and 1 free standing Emergency Department. CVFC averages 750 calls per year, both fire and medical.

One of the first EMS providers in the "NE Corner" to provide IGEL, ETCO2 and CPAP to BLS interventions with authorization by medical control. 24/7 paid staffing with volunteer supplementation.

Job Description/General Duties:

1. Assist EMT Basics / Paramedics with providing pre-hospital care.
2. Respond to requests for emergency medical care in a timely and professional manner.
3. Provide high quality patient care by assuming responsibilities for medical care of the patients and practice within established medical treatment protocols.
4. Comply with established universal precautions and isolation procedures.
5. Assess patient conditions and /or complaints and carries out appropriate Basic Life Support
   functions.
6.  Assess injuries and initiates appropriate treatment under the direction of the attending paramedic, if applicable.
7. Contact medical control as needed for medical direction.
8. Examine patients and report on patient’s medical condition to an emergency department nurse or physician via two-way radio or telephone. Utilizes the radio in a professional, efficient manner at all times.
9. Utilize medical equipment and procedures including: Oxygen and suction devices;CPR;and other procedures, as required.
10. Lift, move and transport patients in accordance with currently accepted practice.
11. Give verbal reports to receiving health care professionals to ensure continuity of care.
12. Obtain necessary patient billing and insurance information and necessary signatures.
13. Maintain patient confidentiality.
14. Complete Informational Reports as necessary.
15. Check vehicle, equipment and supplies to ensure a state of readiness at all times.
16. Maintain the cleanliness of the emergency vehicle and the facility. Wash and clean vehicle and equipment. Check for and reports any damage or malfunction.
17. Safely drives the vehicle and adhere to all Department of Motor Vehicle regulations involving
    emergency vehicle operations. Parks the vehicle safely and appropriately.
18. Perform other work-related duties as they are assigned.

Hiring Process:

After submitting an application, the applicant must pass a background check. Upon successfully passing a background, the candidate will conduct a series of interviews and paid training shifts to complete the onboarding process.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

It has always been the policy and will continue to be the strong commitment of the Town of Canterbury and all contractors and subcontractors who do business with the Town of Canterbury to provide equal opportunities in employment to all qualified persons solely based on job-related skills, ability, and merit. The Town of Canterbury will continue to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated fairly during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, mental capacity, age, physical disability, marital status, and criminal record. Such action includes, but not limited to, employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising;layoff or termination;rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training including apprenticeship. The Town of Canterbury, its contractors, and subcontractors, will continue to make good faith efforts to comply with all federal and state laws and policies which speak to equal employment opportunity.