Position Summary:
Provides pre-hospital emergency care to sick or injured persons within Kent County and surrounding areas. Paramedic provides medical care and treatment to individuals who are ill and/or injured. Responsibilities also include data entry, preparation and maintenance of records and reports relating to emergency care administered. Work is performed with considerable technical independence and is evaluated in terms of the applications of approved techniques, safety, and skilled operations of equipment in transporting patients to hospitals or other locations of emergency care.
Essential Functions:

• Provides immediate response and emergency assessment and care for any person within the Kent County service area.
• Establishes calm communication with patients and/or those calling for assistance; quickly determines the source of injury or illness in order to apply effective treatment protocols.
• Transports patient to hospi...