Emergency medical technician job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Emergency medical technician in details. A complete job description concludes Emergency medical technician key duties/responsibilities, Emergency medical technician job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Emergency medical technician duties:

1.        Provides emergency medical services for customer;

2.        Acts as a first responder to all types of emergency situations;

3.        May from time to time be assigned primary duties as an emergency medical technician;

4.        Paramedic on 911 or transport ambulance;

5.        Responds to all rescue calls;

6.        Ensures that equipment is fully prepared and functional at all times;

7.        Performs general maintenance and upkeep of apparatus and equipment

8.        Performs and documents required equipment inspections as assigned;

9.        Prepares various reports and other documents;

10.     Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.

II. List of Emergency medical technician qualifications

1.        Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing for the purpose of public interaction and report writing.

2.        Ability to perform essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

3.        Ability to maintain satisfactory attendance and punctuality standard.

4.        Neat and professional appearance.

5.        Friendly and professional demeanor.

6.        Ability to providing quality customer service.

7.        Ability to supervise the mitigation of typical and crisis situations efficiently and effectively at client site.

8.        Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

9.        Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

10.     Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

11.     Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

12.     Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

13.     Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

14.     Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

15.     Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

16.     Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

17.     Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

18.     Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.

19.     Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

20.     Supervisory training and experience is preferred.

21.     Must be at least 21 years of age or older as required by applicable law or contractual requirements.

22.     Must be able to demonstrate a stable work history with at least one verifiable positive work reference.

23.     Have evidence of obtaining a high school diploma or equivalent (GED).

24.     Must successfully pass an extensive background screening which will include criminal record checks (local, state and federal), drug test, skills assessment test, interviews, and personality profile.

25.     Negative result on pre-employment drug screen.

26.     Must have no criminal convictions as specified under Whelan Security guidelines.

27.     Successful completion of Whelan’s Pre-Employment Assessment of Knowledge (PEAK).

28.     Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.